Lemooria

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Lemooria
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae
Genus: Lemooria
P.S.Short
Species:
L. burkittii
Binomial name
Lemooria burkittii
Synonyms [1]
  • Gnephosis burkittiiBenth.
  • Angianthus burkittii(Benth.) J.M.Black
  • Angianthus whiteiJ.M.Black

Lemooria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae described as a genus in 1989. [2] [3]

There is only one known species, Lemooria burkittii , commonly known as Wires-and-wool. It is endemic to Australia [4] and can be found in every state except Tasmania. [5]

References

  1. The Plant List, Lemooria burkittii (Benth.) P.S.Short
  2. P.S. Short (1989). "New genera and species of Australian Inuleae (Asteraceae)" (PDF). Muelleria . 7 (1): 112. doi:10.5962/P.184041. ISSN   0077-1813. Wikidata   Q104153577.
  3. Tropicos, Lemooria P.S. Short
  4. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-04 at archive.today
  5. "Atlas of Living Australia, Lemooria burkittii (Benth.) P.S.Short".