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Ornduffia parnassifolia

Ornduffia parnassifolia
Photo: Labillardière, Jacques Julien Houton de, Public domain

Ornduffia parnassifolia is a semi-aquatic wetland herb from Western Australia, bearing bright yellow star-shaped flowers. It grows best with its roots in permanently moist to wet conditions, such as a pond margin or bog garden.

Family
Menyanthaceae (Menyanth family)
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep the root zone wet or submerged at the margins; never let it dry out.
Soil
Wet, organic-rich soil or a mud-based bog mix.

About

Ornduffia parnassifolia is a species of plant in the Menyanthaceae family of wetland plants that is endemic to Western Australia.

Where it grows

The species occurs in the Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren IBRA bioregions of Southwest Australia. It is found in swamps and other seasonal wetlands along the southern coast from south of Bunbury to east of Esperance.

Other Ornduffia plants

Ornduffia albiflora · Porongurup Bogbean · Karri Bogbean · Ornduffia reniformis · Ornduffia submersa · Ornduffia umbricola · Ornduffia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ornduffia parnassiifolia 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.

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