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Asteridea pulverulenta

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Asteridea pulverulenta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Asteridea
Species:
A. pulverulenta
Binomial name
Asteridea pulverulenta
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[3]

Athrixia australis Steetz
Athrixia pulverulenta Druce

Asteridea pulverulenta (common name - common bristle daisy)[4] is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family, which is endemic to Western Australia,[3] in the south-west.[4] It was first described in 1839 by John Lindley.[1][2]

Description

It is an annual herb, growing on sandy soils to heights of from 5 cm to 70 cm. Its white flowers may seen from October to January on coastal dunes and sandplains.[4]

Lindley describes the plant as having a dusty indumentum ("undique pilis mollibus ramentaceis pulverulenta"),[2] and uses the adjective, pulverulenta ("powdered, dusty"),[5] as the epithet to describe this characteristic of the plant.

References

  1. ^ a b "Asteridea pulverulenta". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. ^ a b c John Lindley (1839), A sketch of the vegetation of the Swan River Colony, pp. xxiv, Wikidata Q2819904
  3. ^ a b "Asteridea pulverulenta Lindl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Asteridea pulverulenta". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  5. ^ Stearn, William T. (2004). Botanical Latin. Timber Press. p. 476. ISBN 978-0-7153-1643-6. OL 9380391M. Wikidata Q101497897.