Actinotus suffocatus, the crimson flannelflower,[2] is a small, perennial herb endemic to the Australian State of Tasmania.[3] It is primarily found in high-elevation habitats in wet situations, except in the far south-west of the island, where it occurs down to sea level in continually moist habitats.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Actinotus |
| Species: | A. suffocatus
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| Actinotus suffocatus | |
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Hemiphues suffocata Hook.f. | |
Taxonomy
editActinotus suffocatus was described originally as Hemiphues suffocata by Joseph Dalton Hooker from plants gathered by R.C.Gunn at Fatigue Hill (nowadays Calders Lookout), near Mount Arrowsmith, in central western Tasmania,[5] and later transferred by Leonard Rodway to the genus Actinotus.[1]
Description
editActinotus suffocatus is a small, rhizomatous, mat-forming perennial herb with leaves in a basal rosette and a cup-shaped inflorescence of sessile flowers on a short, erect scape.
References
edit- ^ a b APNI. "Actinotus suffocatus Hook.f." Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ Wapstra, H; Wapstra, A; Wapstra, M; Gilfedder, L (2005). The Little Book of Common Names for Tasmanian Plants (PDF). Hobart, Tasmania: DPIPWE. ISBN 0-7246-6365-7. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ de Salas, M. F.; Baker, M.L. (2017). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island (PDF). Hobart, Australia: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. p. 7.
- ^ Curtis, W.M. (1963). The Student's Flora of Tasmania, Part 2. Hobart, Tasmania, Australia: Government Printer. p. 254.
- ^ Hooker, J.D. (1847). "Florae Tasmaniae Spicilegium". London Journal of Botany. 6: 471.