Biology:Calotis cuneifolia

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Purple burr-daisy
Calotis cuneifolia Rookwood.jpg
At Rookwood, Australia
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Calotis
Species:
C. cuneifolia
Binomial name
Calotis cuneifolia
R.Br.

Calotis cuneifolia, the purple burr-daisy, is a species of daisy found in many parts of eastern and central Australia . A small herbaceous plant to 60 centimetres tall. Its leaves are simple and alternate in arrangement.[1] Blue or purple flowers form at any time of year, but mostly seen in spring. The type specimen was collected by Allan Cunningham on the banks of the Lachlan River in 1817. The specific epithet "cuneifolia" refers to the wedged shape leaves.[2][3][4]

References

  1. "Calotis cuneifolia (Australian wedgeleaf): Go Botany". https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/calotis/cuneifolia/. 
  2. J. Everett. "Calotis cuneifolia". PlantNet. NSW Flora Online. https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Calotis~cuneifolia. Retrieved September 17, 2021. 
  3. "Calotis cuneifolia R.Br. ". Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/100917/api/apni-format. Retrieved 2021-09-17. 
  4. Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN:978-0-7318-1211-0 page 132

Wikidata ☰ Q15555406 entry