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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Leptorhynchos |
| Species: | L. tenuifolius |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptorhynchos tenuifolius | |
Leptorhynchos tenuifolius, commonly known as wiry buttons, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is an upright to ascending herb, multi-branched and has yellow flowers and grows in Victoria and South Australia.
Leptorhynchos tenuifolius is a multi-stemmed upright to ascending multi-branched perennial, covered with soft hairs to smooth and 10–40 cm (3.9–15.7 in) high. Leaves are narrow, linear-shaped, pointed, margins recurved, 0.5–4 cm (0.20–1.57 in) long, 1 mm (0.039 in) wide, basal leaves longer and wider. The flower heads are oblong-cone shaped, about 5 mm (0.20 in) in diameter, outer involucral bracts clear with a brown tip, margins densely covered with spreading, soft hairs and the florets yellow. Flowering occurs from October to March and the fruit is a cypsela about 1 mm (0.039 in) long and smooth. [2] [3]
Leptorhynchos tenuifolius was first formally described in 1858 by Ferdinand von Mueller and the description was published in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae . [4] [5] The specific epithet (tenuifolius) means "slender leaved". [6]
Wiry buttons is a locally common species growing in a variety of situations including woodlands, forest and wet areas on sandy soils in Victoria and South Australia. [2] [3]
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