Biology:Actinotus leucocephalus
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
Actinotus leucocephalus | |
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A. leucocephalus (photo K.R.Thiele) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Genus: | Actinotus |
Species: | A. leucocephalus
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Binomial name | |
Actinotus leucocephalus | |
Occurrence data from AVH | |
Synonyms[3] | |
Actinotus leucocephalus var. nanella O.H.Sarg. |
Actinotus leucocephalus is a small plant in the Apiaceae family, endemic to Western Australia.[4]
Description
Actinotus leucocephalus is an erect annual herb growing from 0.1 to 0.45 m high. Its white to cream flowers may be seen from September to December or from January to February. It grows on many different soils.[4]
Taxonomy
It was first described by George Bentham in 1837.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Actinotus leucocephalus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/75104.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bentham, G. in Endlicher, S.F.L., Fenzl, E., Bentham, G. & Schott, H.W. (1837) Umbelliferae. Enumeratio plantarum quas in Novae Hollandiae ora austro-occidentali ad fluvium Cygnorum et in Sinu Regis Georgii collegit Carolus liber baro de Hügel: 56
- ↑ "Actinotus leucocephalus Benth. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:89043-3.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Actinotus leucocephalus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/6205.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q15559766 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actinotus leucocephalus.
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