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]
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Scientific classification 
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| 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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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.
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