Brunonia

Brunonia

▪ plant genus
      a genus in the family Goodeniaceae, containing one species (B. australis), commonly known as blue pincushion. It is a perennial herb, 30 cm (1 foot) tall, with heads of blue, five-lobed flowers, native to Australia and Tasmania.

      Its spade-shaped leaves occur in basal rosettes. The fruits are one-seeded nuts.

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  • Brunonia — auf einer Münze von 1861 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Brunonĭa — (B. Smith), Pflanzengattung, nach R. Brown benannt, aus der Familie der Brunoniaceae,[376] 5. Kl. 1. Ordn. L. Arten: B. serica u. australis, in Neuholland …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Brunonia — For the journal, see Australian Systematic Botany. Blue pincushion Illustration by Ferdinand Bauer Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

  • Brunonia australis — Se ha sugerido que este artículo o sección sea fusionado con Brunoniaceae (discusión). Una vez que hayas realizado la fusión de artículos, pide la fusión de historiales aquí …   Wikipedia Español

  • Brunonia (Asteroid) — Asteroid (1570) Brunonia Eigenschaften des Orbits (Simulation) Orbittyp Hauptgürtelasteroid Große Halbachse 2,9433  …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • brunonia — bru·no·nia …   English syllables

  • brunonia — brüˈnōnēə, ōnyə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Robert Brown died 1858 Scottish botanist + New Latin ia : a genus (coextensive with the family Brunoniaceae of the order Campanulales) of Australian herbs with radical… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Glacier Brunonia — Latitude Longitude 54° 03′ Sud        37° 29′ Ouest / …   Wikipédia en Français

  • 1570 Brunonia — Infobox Planet minorplanet = yes width = 25em bgcolour = #FFFFC0 apsis = name = Brunonia symbol = caption = discovery = yes discovery ref = discoverer = Sylvain Julien Victor Arend discovery site = Uccle discovered = October 09, 1948 designations …   Wikipedia

  • (1570) Brunonia — Asteroid (1570) Brunonia Eigenschaften des Orbits (Animation) Orbittyp Hauptgürtelasteroid Große Halbachse 2,9433 AE …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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