Scientific Name: Brunonia australis

Common Name: blue pincushion

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Goodeniaceae

Threatened Species Status: Rare

Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.

Form Description: Small herb, perennial under favourable conditions.

Flowers: One or more on separate stalks. Small individual florets have 5 deep sky blue petals.

Fruit: Each seed head contains individual fruits (nuts), about 3 mm long, tightly clustered together. These turn grey with a small white feathery tip; 4-10 seeds per head.

Municipality
DevonportDorsetGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayKentishLatrobeLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsWest Tamar
Plant Communities
Dry Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes

Sandy or gravelly soil in dry forests in the north.

Site Tolerance

Dry

Soil Tolerance

Nutrient-poor, Sandy

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed

Seed Information

Seed Treatment Method

Soaking Soak seed in water for 8-12 hours, changing the water 2-3 times.

Seed Treatment Notes

Has a 2-3 month after-ripening period. Soaking seed for two days prior to sowing may improve results. Best germination at 15-20°C. Use fresh seed.

Germination Time

4-6 weeks