Podolepis lessonii is an erect annual herb native to Western Australia, belonging to the Asteraceae family.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Podolepis |
| Species: | P. lessonii
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Panaetia lessonii Cass. | |
Taxonomy
editThe species was first described in 1829 as Panaetia lessonii by the French botanist, Henri Cassini.[1][5] The species epithet, lessonii, honours Monsieur Lesson who collected a specimen from King George Sound in 1826.[5] The species was assigned to the genus, Podolepis, in 1867 by George Bentham.[1][2] The name currently accepted by the Western Australian Herbarium is Panaetia lessonii Cass., because of the studies of Jeffrey Jeanes,[6][7] who distinguished Panaetia from the genera, Podolepis, Siemssenia and Walshia, using the following characters:
- the outer florets are all tubular; and
- the cypselas are minutely tuberculate and lack long finger-like papillae.[7]
Distribution and habitat
editIt is found widely in Beard's South-West and Eremaean provinces, in many different habitats and soils.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Podolepis lessonii". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ a b Bentham, G. (1867). "Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae". Flora Australiensis. 3: 606.
- ^ "Podolepis lessonii (Cass.) Benth. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Podolepis lessonii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b Cassini, A.H.G. de (1829). "Panaetia lessonii". Annales des Sciences Naturelles. 17: 417.
- ^ "Name Currency Podolepis lessonii (Cass.) Benth". Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ a b c Jeffrey A. Jeanes (2021). "Studies in Podolepis and some related genera (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae)" (PDF). Muelleria. 39: 81. ISSN 0077-1813. Wikidata Q106035965.