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Bonamia pannosa is a low, spreading, prostrate herb or subshrub in the morning-glory family, native to northern and north-central Australia. It is rarely grown deliberately and is mainly of interest to native plant enthusiasts and botanists; it prefers sandy, free-draining soil in a sunny, warm, seasonally dry spot.
Bonamia pannosa is a herb in the family Convolvulaceae.
The perennial or annual herb has a spreading prostrate habit and typically grows to a height of 0.05 to 0.4 metres (0.16 to 1.31 ft). It blooms between January and October and produces purple-blue flowers.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bonamia pannosa 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.
