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Calocephalus sonderi
Calocephalus sonderi (common name pale beauty-heads)[1] is a plant in the family Asteraceae,[2] found in South Australia, Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales.[1]
| Calocephalus sonderi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Calocephalus |
| Species: | C. sonderi |
| Binomial name | |
| Calocephalus sonderi | |
It was first described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1859.[2][3] The specific epithet, sonderi, honours the German botanist Otto Wilhelm Sonder.[3]
Description edit
Calocephalus sonderi is an annual, erect herb, growing from 10 cm to 50 cm high and is woolly, and grey to silvery in colour.[1] The leaves are mostly alternate and from 2–3 cm long by 1 mm to 2 mm wide.[1] The upper leaves smaller and have non-hairy appendage at their apices.[1] It flowers from spring to summer and is found in grasslands and open woodlands.[1] It is widespread in inland New South Wales.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g "PlantNET - FloraOnline: Calocephalus sonderi". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. from the original on 24 July 2005. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Calocephalus sonderi". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ a b Ferdinand von Mueller (1859), Report on the plants collected during Mr. Babbage's expedition into the north-western interior of South Australia in 1858, vol. 3, Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly, p. 13, doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.124966, Wikidata Q6105844
External links edit
- Calocephalus sonderi: Occurrence data from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- Calocephalus sonderi Lucid Central (images & description)