Chthonocephalus
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Chthonocephalus is a genus
of annual herbs in the family Asteraceae
. The species is endemic to Australia
, occurring in all mainland states.
Species include:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of annual herbs in the family Asteraceae
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
. The species is endemic to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, occurring in all mainland states.
Species include:
- Chthonocephalus muellerianus P.S.Short
- Chthonocephalus multiceps J.H.Willis
- Chthonocephalus oldfieldianus P.S.Short
- Chthonocephalus pseudevax Steetz - Wooly Groundheads
- Chthonocephalus spathulatus P.S.Short
- Chthonocephalus tomentellusChthonocephalus tomentellusChthonocephalus tomentellus is an annual herb in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to Western Australia, occurring in saline depressions...
(F.Muell.) Benth. - Chthonocephalus viscosus P.S.Short