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Scleranthus biflorus is a cushion-bush found in Australia and New Zealand. Other common names include the knawel and two-flowered knawel or twin-flower knawel. [1] A common plant in grassland, particularly at higher altitudes. It may be in the form of a mat. Or a multi branched, spreading perennial herb.
Scleranthus annuus L. – German-knotweed, knawel or annual knawel, native to Africa, Europe, Asia and naturalised elsewhere. Scleranthus biflorus (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Hook.f. – knawel, cushion-bush or two-flowered knawel, native to Australia and New Zealand; Scleranthus brockiei P.A.Will. – native to Australia and New Zealand ...
The plant is very slow growing and trunks only start appearing after many years. The long, narrow leaves are crowded together at the tops of the trunks. [2] X. australis takes several years to flower, and it does not always flower annually, but in the season after a bushfire it flowers prolifically. The flowers appear on a spear-like spike ...
Hakea laurina is an upright shrub or small tree with smooth grey bark, 2.5–6.0 m (8 ft 2 in – 19 ft 8 in) high, 3–5 m (9.8–16.4 ft) wide and does not form a lignotuber. The inflorescence consists of 120-190 conspicuous white, deep pink or red pin cushion shaped flowers in the leaf axils.
Lechenaultia pulvinaris, commonly known as cushion leschenaultia, [2] 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.
The compact growth form of cushion plants reduces air flow over the surface of the epidermis, reducing the rate of water loss. Additionally, many cushion plants have small and fleshy leaves which reduce the surface area of the plant, which reduces transpiration and conserves water. In alpine environments well above the tree line, cold is a ...
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