Bellida

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Bellida
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae
Genus: Bellida
Ewart
Species:
B. graminea
Binomial name
Bellida graminea
Ewart

Bellida is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae, containing the single species Bellida graminea. [1] It is native to Western Australia. Its common name is rosy bellida. [2]

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References

  1. Bellida. The Plant List.
  2. Bellida graminea. FloraBase. Western Australian Herbarium.