Actinotus bellidioides

Actinotus bellidioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Mackinlayaceae
Genus: Actinotus
Species: A. bellidioides
Binomial name
Actinotus bellidoides
Benth.

Actinotus bellidioides, sometimes known as Tiny Flannel-flower,[1] is an endemic Australian rosette herb. The species name comes from Bellis, a genus of Asteraceae and Greek oides, meaning "resembles". The name refers to the similarity of the leaves with the Bellis genus.[2]

Description

A. bellidioides is a small rosette herb typically found in button grass moors, and other waterlogged habitats. The leaves are hairy and dark green, sometimes with toothed margins. The entire plant is usually about 3 cm wide,.[3]

References

  1. "Understorey Network Plant Database". Understorey Network Incorporated. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
  2. Wapstra, Mark; Wapstra, Annie; Wapstra, Hans (2010). Tasmanian Plant Names Unravelled. Fullers bookshop.
  3. "Key to Tasmanian Dicots". University of Tasmania. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
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