Gomphrena canescens (bachelors buttons) is an erect herbaceous annual or perennial plant that is found in many parts of northern Australia. Growing from 0.1 to 0.9 m tall, it grows in a variety of sites, including soils based on clay, sand or skeletal soils. Seen in woodlands, rocky slopes, coastal dunes and disturbed areas. Attractive pink flowers form from February to September.[1][2]

Gomphrena canescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Gomphrena
Species:
G. canescens
Binomial name
Gomphrena canescens

References

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  1. ^ "Gomphrena canescens ". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  2. ^ "Gomphrena canescens". FloraBase West Australian Flora. Retrieved 26 April 2019.