Gunniopsis divisa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Aizoaceae |
Genus: | Gunniopsis |
Species: | G. divisa |
Binomial name | |
Gunniopsis divisa | |
Gunniopsis divisa is a succulent plant in the iceplant family, Aizoaceae. It is endemic to Western Australia. [1]
The annual herb typically grows to a height of 0.05 to 0.1 metres (0.2 to 0.3 ft). It blooms between August and October producing white to yellow flowers. [1] The base of the plant is often thickened. The green fleshy leaves are opposite. [2]
It is found along roadsides inland from Geraldton in the Mid West region of Western Australia where it grows in loamy soils often over quartz. [1]
The species was first formally described by Robert Chinnock in 1983 in the article The Australian genus Gunniopsis Pax (Aizoaceae) in the Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. [3]
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