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Gomphrena canescens
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.
Gomphrena vermicularis · Gomphrena agrestis · Batchelor's button · Common globe amaranth · Rio Grande globe amaranth · Gomphrena pohlii · Gomphrena prostrata · Gomphrena pulchella · Gomphrena rigida · Sonoran globe amaranth · Globe amaranth · Gomphrena radicata
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gomphrena canescens by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
