Brunonia australis
Sm. ex R.Br. Blue PincushionLeaves oblanceolate to obovate, 3–16 cm long, 3–45 mm wide, surfaces green, silky-villous, apex c. acute, base attenuate and petiole-like. Scapes usually several–many, terminal on short branchlets, erect, 5–32 cm long, unbranched, hairy; heads hemispherical, 13–25 mm diam.; outer involucral bracts mostly 3.5–8 mm long, inner bracts shorter; bracteoles 4–5 mm long. Sepals 3–4 mm long; corolla 6–10 mm long, bright blue; corolla tube narrow, to c. 5 mm long; corolla-lobes linear, spreading; style exserted c. 3 mm; indusium orbicular to broad-elliptic, c. 1 mm long, yellow. Nut c. 3 mm long. Flowers Oct.–Jan.
LoM, MuM, Wim, GleP, VVP, VRiv, GipP, OtP, WaP, Gold, CVU, GGr, DunT, NIS, EGL, EGU, WPro, HSF, HNF, OtR, Strz, MonT, VAlp. All states. Widespread throughout most of Victoria, often locally common, particularly in dry to moist woodland communities, frequently on sandy or shallow soils.
Jeanes, J.A. (1999). Brunoniaceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J., Flora of Victoria Vol. 4, Cornaceae to Asteraceae, pp. 587–588. Inkata Press, Melbourne.
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