Biology:Xanthosia tomentosa
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Xanthosia |
| Species: | X. tomentosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Xanthosia tomentosa A.S.George
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Xanthosia tomentosa, common name Lesueur Southern Cross, is a species of plant in the family Apiaceae. It is endemic to Western Australia.[1]
This plant was first described by Alex George in 1968.[2][3] There are no synonyms for the plant.[4]
Description
Xanthosia tomentosa is a prostrate to ascending perennial herb, which grows from 20 cm to up to 90 cm high (occasionally) on lateritic gravelly soils.[1] It flowers from September to December in its native habitat.[1] It is found in the IBRA regions of the Geraldton Sandplains and the Swan Coastal Plain.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Xanthosia tomentosa". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/6294.
- ↑ "Xanthosia tomentosa". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/54902.
- ↑ , pp. Fig. 3 B, 4 J-P, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50784232, Wikidata Q109914963
- ↑ "Xanthosia tomentosa A.S.George | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:850033-1.
<ref> tag with name "powo" defined in <references> is not used in prior text.External links
Wikidata ☰ Q17140695 entry
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