Asteridea asteroides is a herb in the Asteraceae family, which is endemic to Western Australia.[3] It was first described in 1853 by Nikolai Turczaninow as Trichostegia asteroides.[1][4] In 1980, G. Kroner assigned it to the genus, Asteridea, giving it the name Asteridea asteroides.[1][2] It is a perennial herb, growing on sand or gravelly sand to heights of from 5 cm to 30 cm. Its white flowers may seen from August to November in Beard's South-West Province.[5]

Asteridea asteroides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Asteridea
Species:
A. asteroides
Binomial name
Asteridea asteroides
(Turcz.) Kroner[1][2]
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[3]

Asteridea multiceps A.Gray
Athrixia asteroides (Turcz.) C.A.Gardner
Athrixia multiceps Benth.
Athrixia multiceps var. tenella Benth.
Trichostegia asteroides Turcz.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Asteridea asteroides". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. ^ a b Kroner, G. (1980). Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung Munchen. Vol. 16. p. 135.
  3. ^ a b "Asteridea asteroides (Turcz.) Kroner | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  4. ^ Turczaninow, P.K.N.S. (1851). "Synantherereae quaedam hucusque indescriptae". Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou. 24 (2): 81.
  5. ^ "Asteridea asteroides". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
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