Calocephalus sonderi

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Calocephalus sonderi
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Calocephalus
Species:
C. sonderi
Binomial name
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] 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

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

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "PlantNET - FloraOnline: Calocephalus sonderi". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 24 July 2005. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Calocephalus sonderi". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  3. 3.0 3.1 No label or title -- debug: Q6105844, vol. 3, Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly, p. 13, Wikidata Q6105844

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