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Bonamia brevifolia is a low, prostrate herb in the morning-glory family, native to northern Australia and typically reaching about 0.4 m, with purple-white flowers. It is a wild native rather than a common garden plant, so care notes are general guidance for a sun-loving, drought-tolerant groundcover in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Bonamia brevifolia is a herb in the family Convolvulaceae.
The prostrate herb typically grows to a height of 0.4 metres (1.3 ft) and produces purple-white flowers.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bonamia brevifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
