Asteridea athrixioides

Asteridea athrixioides is a herb in the Asteraceae family, which is endemic to Australia, and found in Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria.[3] It was first described in 1853 by Otto Sonder and Ferdinand von Mueller as Panaetia athrixioides, who described it from specimen(s) collected in the Port Lincoln district.[1][4] In 1980, G. Kroner assigned it to the genus, Asteridea, giving it the name Asteridea athrixioides.[1][2] It is an annual herb, growing on calcareous, sandy or clay soils to heights of from 5 cm to 20 cm. Its yellow flowers may seen from July to November on saline on allvial flats, rocky hills and undulating plains.[5]

Asteridea athrixioides
Asteridea athrixioides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Asteridea
Species:
A. athrixioides
Binomial name
Asteridea athrixioides
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[3]

Athrixia athrixioides Druce
Athrixia tenella Benth.
Panaetia athrixioides Sond. & F.Muell.

References
  1. "Asteridea athrixioides". 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. 143.
  3. "Asteridea athrixioides (Sond. & F.Muell.) Kroner | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  4. Sonder, O.W. (1853). "Plantae Muellerianae. Beitrag zur Flora Sudaustraliens, aus den Sammlungen des Dr. Ferd. Muller". Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde. 25: 506.
  5. "Asteridea athrixioides". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.


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