Calotis cuneifolia
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| Purple burr-daisy | |
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| File:Calotis cuneifolia Rookwood.jpg | |
| At Rookwood, Australia | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Calotis |
| Species: | C. cuneifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Calotis cuneifolia | |
Calotis cuneifolia commonly known as purple burr-daisy,[2] is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae found in many parts of eastern and central Australia.
Description
Calotis cuneifolia is a small perennial upright or prostrate herb to 25–60 cm (9.8–23.6 in) high and covered with rigid hairs. The basal leaves more or less woody, soon withering, upper leaves wedge to spoon-shaped, lobed near the apex, 8–40 mm (0.31–1.57 in) long, 5–20 mm (0.20–0.79 in) wide, simple, sessile and arranged alternately.[3] Blue or purple flowers form at any time of year, but mostly seen in spring. The type specimen was collected by Allan Cunningham on the banks of the Lachlan River in 1817. The specific epithet "cuneifolia" refers to the wedged shape leaves.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "Calotis cuneifolia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ↑ Everett, J. "Calotis cuneifolia". PlantNET-NSW Flora online. Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ↑ "Calotis cuneifolia (Australian wedgeleaf): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ↑ "Calotis cuneifolia R.Br. ". Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ↑ Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 132
