About Camel Bush
Trichodesma zeylanicum, commonly known as Northern bluebell, camel bush or cattle bush, is a herb or shrub native to Australia.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Trichodesma zeylanicum
- Genus
- Trichodesma
- Family
- BORAGINACEAE
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Often on hills by exposed slopes, arable and wastelands. A ready colonizer
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Mascarene Islands, Malaya, Australia
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- dhadhona, hetemuria, jalasirasa
- Tamil
- kalutaikkali
- Kannada
- ethina naalige gida, gaaya maari
- Marathi
- jalashirasi
Botanical family
Boraginaceae
Borage family
Camel Bush belongs to the Boraginaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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