Asteridea pulverulenta
Appearance
Asteridea pulverulenta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Asteridea |
Species: | A. pulverulenta
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Binomial name | |
Asteridea pulverulenta | |
Occurrence data from AVH | |
Synonyms[3] | |
Athrixia australis Steetz |
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
- ^ a b "Asteridea pulverulenta". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ a b c John Lindley (1839), A sketch of the vegetation of the Swan River Colony, pp. xxiv, Wikidata Q2819904
- ^ a b "Asteridea pulverulenta Lindl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Asteridea pulverulenta". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ Stearn, William T. (2004). Botanical Latin. Timber Press. p. 476. ISBN 978-0-7153-1643-6. OL 9380391M. Wikidata Q101497897.
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