Ornduffia parnassiifolia

Ornduffia parnassifolia is a species of plant in the Menyanthaceae family of wetland plants that is endemic to Western Australia.

Ornduffia parnassiifolia
1804 illustration of specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Menyanthaceae
Genus: Ornduffia
Species:
O. parnassifolia
Binomial name
Ornduffia parnassifolia
(Labill.) Tippery & Les[1]
Synonyms
  • Swertia parnassifolia Labill.
  • Villarsia parnassifolia (Labill.) R.Br.

Description

The species is an emergent semi-aquatic herb with bright yellow, star-shaped flowers which appear on panicles throughout the year.[2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren IBRA bioregions of Southwest Australia.[3] It is found in swamps and other seasonal wetlands along the southern coast from south of Bunbury to east of Esperance.[2]

References
  1. Tippery, Nicholas P; Les, Donald H (2009). "A New Genus and New Combinations in Australian Villarsia (Menyanthaceae)". Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature. 19 (3): 404–411. doi:10.3417/2007181. S2CID 83567908.
  2. "Plant of the Month – January 2017" (PDF). Florabase. Department of Parks & Wildlife, Western Australia. 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  3. "Ornduffia parnassifolia (Labill.) Tippery & Les". Florabase. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia. 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.


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