Podotheca chrysantha facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Podotheca chrysantha |
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Podotheca
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chrysantha
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Ixiolaena chrysantha Steetz |
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Podotheca chrysantha is a small herb in the family Asteraceae endemic to Western Australia. It grows from 0.2 to 0.5 m high, and has yellow flowers which are seen from August to December. It grows in sand over limestone or laterite on limestone ridges and in wet depressions.
Taxonomy
It was first described in 1845 by Joachim Steetz as Ixiolaena chrysantha. In 1867 it was assigned to the genus Podotheca by George Bentham.
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