Biology:Podotheca gnaphalioides

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Short description: Species of herb

Podotheca gnaphalioides
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Podotheca
Species:
P. gnaphalioides
Binomial name
Podotheca gnaphalioides
Graham[1][2]
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Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[3]

Lophoclinium citrinum Endl.
Podosperma gnaphaloides (Graham) F.Muell.

Podotheca gnaphalioides (common name, golden long-heads) is a small annual herb in the family Asteraceae, endemic to Western Australia.[4] It grows from 2 cm to 60 cm tall and is an often sticky herb, which is erect or decumbent (lying along the ground), and whose yellow or orange-yellow flowers are seen from August to November. It grows on a variety of soils, but tends to prefer sandy soils.[4]

Taxonomy

It was first described in 1845 by Robert Graham as Podotheca gnaphalioides.[2][1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Graham, R. (1841) Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal 31(62): 394.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Podotheca gnaphalioides". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/94431. 
  3. Govaerts, R. et al. (2019) Plants of the world online: Podotheca gnaphalioides. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Podotheca gnaphalioides". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/8184. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15594476 entry