Ballantinia

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Ballantinia
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Ballantinia antipoda
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Ballantinia
E.A.Shaw.
Species

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Ballantinia is a genus of plants in the family Brassicaceae. [1]

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References

  1. Walsh, Neville; Hirst, Megan; Messina, Andre. "News from the Australian Seedbank Partnership". Australasian Plant Conservation: Journal of the Australian Network for Plant Conservation. 25 (2): 20–22.
  2. Neville, Geoff (2010). National recovery plan for Southern Shepherd's Purse Ballantinia antipoda. Victoria. Department of Sustainability and Environment, Water, Heritage, and the Arts Australia. Department of the Environment. Melbourne: Dept. Sustainability and Environment. ISBN   978-1-74208-776-4. OCLC   696059169.