Gomphrena canescens R.Br. is a plant in the Amaranthaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Gomphrena canescens R.Br.

Gomphrena canescens R.Br.

Gomphrena canescens is an erect herbaceous flowering plant native to many parts of northern Australia.

Family
Genus
Gomphrena
Order
Caryophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Gomphrena canescens R.Br.

Gomphrena canescens, commonly called bachelors buttons, is an erect herbaceous plant that can be either annual or perennial. It is distributed across many areas of northern Australia. It reaches a height between 0.1 and 0.9 meters, and can grow in a wide range of sites, including clay-based, sandy, and skeletal soils. It is found growing in woodlands, rocky slopes, coastal dunes, and disturbed areas. It produces attractive pink flowers from February to September.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Amaranthaceae Gomphrena

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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