Gilruthia

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Gilruthia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae
Genus: Gilruthia
Ewart
Species:
G. osbornii
Binomial name
Gilruthia osbornii
Ewart & Jean White
Synonyms [1]
  • Calocephalus skeatsianaEwart & Jean White
  • Gilruthia osborniEwart & Jean White spelling variant

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

There is only one known species, Gilruthia osbornii, endemic to Western Australia. [4] [5]

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References

  1. The Plant List, Gilruthia osbornii Ewart & Jean White
  2. Ewart, Alfred James. 1909. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ser. 2. 22: 13 in English, see also line drawing on plate VII
  3. Tropicos, Gilruthia Ewart
  4. "Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist". Archived from the original on 2014-11-30. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
  5. "Atlas of Living Australia". Archived from the original on 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2014-11-27.