Scientific name Burchardia Rank Genus | Higher classification Colchicaceae | |
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Similar Burchardia umbellata, Colchicaceae, Wurmbea, Baeometra, Schelhammera |
Burchardia garden plants
Burchardia is a genus of herbs that are endemic to Australia. The genus is named for Johann Heinrich Burkhardt, a German botanist.

- Burchardia bairdiae Keighery
- Burchardia congesta Lindl.
- Burchardia monantha Domin
- Burchardia multiflora Lindl.
- Burchardia rosea Keighery
- Burchardia umbellata R.Br. (milkmaids)
The last of these occurs in Tasmania, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland; the other five are endemic to Western Australia.





References
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