Chondropyxis
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Chondropyxis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
Tribe: | Gnaphalieae |
Genus: | Chondropyxis D.A.Cooke |
Species: | C. halophila
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Binomial name | |
Chondropyxis halophila D.A.Cooke
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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]
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
[edit]- ^ a b Chondropyxis halophila. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI).
- ^ Chondropyxis halophila. Atlas of Living Australia.
- ^ Chondropyxis halophila. FloraBase. Western Australian Herbarium.