Dolichothrix

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Dolichothrix
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae
Genus: Dolichothrix
Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
Species:
D. ericoides
Binomial name
Dolichothrix ericoides
(Lam.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
Synonyms [1]
  • Aphelexis ericoidesSweet
  • Argyrocome ericoidesPoir.
  • Bryomorphe lycopodioides(Sch.Bip. ex Sch.Bip.) Levyns
  • Bryomorphe zeyheriHarv.
  • Gnaphalium argyrocomaSch.Bip.
  • Helichrysum ericoides(Lam.) Pers.
  • Klenzea lycopodioidesSch.Bip. ex Walp.
  • Stoebe niveaThunb.
  • Xeranthemum ericoidesLam. (basionym)
  • Xeranthemum moniliformeHoutt. ex DC.

Dolichothrix is a genus of flowering plants in the family of Asteraceae. [2] [3]

There is only one known species, Dolichothrix ericoides, which is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Dolichothrix ericoides (Lam.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  2. Hilliard, Olive Mary & Burtt, Brian Laurence. 1981. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 82: 222
  3. Tropicos, Dolichothrix Hilliard & B.L. Burtt