Biology:Asteridea asteroides

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Asteridea asteroides
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Asteridea
Species:
A. asteroides
Binomial name
Asteridea asteroides
(Turcz.) Kroner[1][2]
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Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[3]

Asteridea multiceps A.Gray
Athrixia asteroides (Turcz.) C.A.Gardner
Athrixia multiceps Benth.
Athrixia multiceps var. tenella Benth.
Trichostegia asteroides Turcz.

Asteridea asteroides is a herb in the Asteraceae family, which is endemic to Western Australia.[3] It was first described in 1853 by Nikolai Turczaninow as Trichostegia asteroides.[1][4] In 1980, G. Kroner assigned it to the genus, Asteridea, giving it the name Asteridea asteroides.[1][2] It is a perennial herb, growing on sand or gravelly sand to heights of from 5 cm to 30 cm. Its white flowers may seen from August to November in Beard's South-West Province.[5]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15589580 entry