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Dolichothrix

Dolichothrix is a genus of flowering plants in the family of Asteraceae.

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Dolichothrix
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae
Genus: Dolichothrix
Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
Species:
D. ericoides
Binomial name
Dolichothrix ericoides
(Lam.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
Synonyms1
  • Aphelexis ericoides Sweet
  • Argyrocome ericoides Poir.
  • Bryomorphe lycopodioides (Sch.Bip. ex Sch.Bip.) Levyns
  • Bryomorphe zeyheri Harv.
  • Gnaphalium argyrocoma Sch.Bip.
  • Helichrysum ericoides (Lam.) Pers.
  • Klenzea lycopodioides Sch.Bip. ex Walp.
  • Stoebe nivea Thunb.
  • Xeranthemum ericoides Lam. (basionym)
  • Xeranthemum moniliforme Houtt. ex DC.

Dolichothrix is a genus of flowering plants in the family of Asteraceae.23

There is only one known species, Dolichothrix ericoides, which is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.1

References

References

  1. "Dolichothrix ericoides (Lam.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  2. Hilliard, Olive Mary & Burtt, Brian Laurence. 1981. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 82: 222
  3. Tropicos, Dolichothrix Hilliard & B.L. Burtt