Asteridea pulverulenta

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

Athrixia australisSteetz
Athrixia pulverulentaDruce

Contents

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.

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References

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