| Athrixia | |
|---|---|
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| A. phylicoides | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Gnaphalieae |
| Genus: | Athrixia Ker Gawl. |
| Species [1] | |
15; see text | |
Athrixia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. [2] [3] It includes 15 species of perennial herbs or shrubs native to eastern and southern Africa, ranging from Ethiopia to South Africa including Madagascar. [1]
15 species are accepted: [4] [1]
- Athrixia angustissima DC.
- Athrixia arachnoidea J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans ex J.M.Wood
- Athrixia capensis Ker Gawl.
- Athrixia citrina
- Athrixia crinita (L.) Druce
- Athrixia debilis DC.
- Athrixia elata Sond.
- Athrixia fontana MacOwan
- Athrixia fontinalis Wild
- Athrixia gerrardii Harv.
- Athrixia heterophylla (Thunb.) Less.
- Athrixia nyassana S.Moore
- Athrixia oblonga S.Moore
- Athrixia phylicoides DC.
- Athrixia rosmarinifolia (Sch.Bip. ex Walp.) Oliv. & Hiern
- Athrixia subsimplex Brenan