Chondropyxis

Chondropyxis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, containing the single species Chondropyxis halophila. It is endemic to Australia, where it is distributed in Western Australia and South Australia.[1] Its common name is salt button-daisy.[2]

Chondropyxis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Genus:
Chondropyxis

D.A.Cooke
Species:
C. halophila
Binomial name
Chondropyxis halophila
D.A.Cooke

This plant is a semi-succulent annual herb growing just a few centimeters tall. It produces yellow-brown flowers. It occurs on the margins of salt lakes in sand and gypsum soils.[3]

This species was described in 1986 from a specimen collected just south of Penong, South Australia.[1]

References
  1. Chondropyxis halophila. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI).
  2. Chondropyxis halophila. Atlas of Living Australia.
  3. Chondropyxis halophila. FloraBase. Western Australian Herbarium.


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