Actinotus gibbonsii

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Actinotus gibbonsii
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In Girraween National Park
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Actinotus
Species:
A. gibbonsii
Binomial name
Actinotus gibbonsii
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Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms [1] [3]

Actinotus gibbonsii var. baeuerleniiMaiden & Betche

Actinotus gibbonsii is a plant in the family Apiaceae, native to the east coast of Australia. [1] [3]

It was first described in 1867 by Ferdinand von Mueller. [4] [2]

It is found in eucalypt woodlands and shrubby heaths in both Queensland and New South Wales. [3]

It has a relatively short life cycle of about a year. [5] Its flowers are pink. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Actinotus gobbonsii F.Muell". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 Mueller, F.J.H. von (1867). Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. Vol. 6. p. 23.
  3. 1 2 3 "Actinotus gibbonsii F.Muell". PlantNET - FloraOnline. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  4. "Actinotus gibbonsii". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  5. 1 2 Benson, Doug; McDougall, Lyn (1993). "Ecology of Sydney Plant Species Part 1". Cunninghamia: A Journal of Plant Ecology for Eastern Australia. 3 (2). Sydney: Royal Botanic Gardens, National Herbarium of New South Wales: 371.