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Asteridea asteroides

Asteridea asteroides is a herb in the Asteraceae family, which is endemic to Western Australia. It was first described in 1853 by Nikolai Turczaninow as Trichostegia asteroides. In 1980, G. Kroner assigned it to the genus, Asteridea, giving it the name Asteridea asteroides. It is a perennial herb, growing on sand or gravelly sand to heights of from 5 cm to 30 cm. Its white flowers may seen from August to November in Beard's South-West Province.

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Asteridea asteroides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Asteridea
Species:
A. asteroides
Binomial name
Asteridea asteroides
(Turcz.) Kroner12
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms3

Asteridea multiceps A.Gray
Athrixia asteroides (Turcz.) C.A.Gardner
Athrixia multiceps Benth.
Athrixia multiceps var. tenella Benth.
Trichostegia asteroides Turcz.

Asteridea asteroides is a herb in the Asteraceae family, which is endemic to Western Australia.3 It was first described in 1853 by Nikolai Turczaninow as Trichostegia asteroides.14 In 1980, G. Kroner assigned it to the genus, Asteridea, giving it the name Asteridea asteroides.12 It is a perennial herb, growing on sand or gravelly sand to heights of from 5 cm to 30 cm. Its white flowers may seen from August to November in Beard's South-West Province.5

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References

  1. "Asteridea asteroides". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. Kroner, G. (1980). Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung Munchen. Vol. 16. p. 135.
  3. "Asteridea asteroides (Turcz.) Kroner | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  4. Turczaninow, P.K.N.S. (1851). "Synantherereae quaedam hucusque indescriptae". Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou. 24 (2): 81.
  5. "Asteridea asteroides". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
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