Bauera sessiliflora

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Grampians Bauera

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Cunoniaceae
Genus: Bauera
Species: B. sessiliflora
Binomial name
Bauera sessiliflora
F.Muell.

Bauera sessiliflora, also known as Grampians Bauera, is a scrambling shrub that is endemic to The Grampians region in Australia.

It grows to between 1 and 2 metres in height and has hairy, wiry stems with 6 to 12 mm long hairy leaflets. The flowers are stalkless with magenta petals and black anthers. These occur from early spring to early summer, specifically September to December in Australia.

It occurs naturally in sheltered, sandy depressions near streams.

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