Leptorhynchos (plant)

Leptorhynchos
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae[1]
Genus: Leptorhynchos
Less.[2]
Synonyms[1]

Leptorhynchos is a genus of annual or perennial herbs in the family Asteraceae. All species are endemic to Australia.[3] These include:[2][4]

  1. Leptorhynchos baileyi F.Muell. - Woolly Buttons
  2. Leptorhynchos elongatus DC. - Lanky Buttons
  3. Leptorhynchos linearis Less.
  4. Leptorhynchos melanocarpus Paul G.Wilson
  5. Leptorhynchos nitidulus DC.
  6. Leptorhynchos orientalis Paul G.Wilson
  7. Leptorhynchos panaetioides (DC.) Benth.
  8. Leptorhynchos panaetioides (DC.) Benth. - Woolly Buttons
  9. Leptorhynchos scaber (Benth.) Haegi
  10. Leptorhynchos squamatus (Labill.) Less.
  11. Leptorhynchos tenuifolius F.Muell.
  12. Leptorhynchos tetrachaetus (Schldl.) J.M.Black - Beauty Buttons
  13. Leptorhynchos waitzia Sond. - Button Immortelle

References

  1. 1 2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. 1 2 "Leptorhnchos". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  3. ↑ "Genus Leptorhynchos". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  4. ↑ "Leptorhynchos". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.


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