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Lechenaultia pulvinaris, cushion leschenaultia, is a tiny, low, hemispherical shrub native to sandy patches in south-western Western Australia. It is a specialist from a harsh arid-to-semi-arid habitat, so good drainage and full sun are the key to growing it.
Lechenaultia pulvinaris, commonly known as cushion leschenaultia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to inland areas of south-western Western Australia. It is a low-lying, hemispherical shrub with narrow, rigid, crowded, hairy leaves, and pale blue or purple flowers.
Cushion leschenaultia grows in open patches of sand in low scrub between Corrigin and Wagin in the Avon Wheatbelt and Jarrah Forest biogeographic regions of south-western Western Australia.
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