Podolepis
Encyclopedia
Podolepis is a genus of the botanical
family
Asteraceae
(the daisy family). It is endemic to Australia
and can be found in every state.
Botany
Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
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 daisy family). It 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...
and can be found in every state.
Species
According to the Australian Plant Name Index , 23 species are currently recognised (as of February 2008):- Podolepis arachnoidea (Hook.) Druce
- Podolepis auriculata DC.
- Podolepis canescens A.Cunn. ex DC.
- Podolepis capillaris (Steetz) Diels
- Podolepis davisiana D.A.Cooke
- Podolepis ferruginea DC.
- Podolepis gardneri G.L.R.Davis
- Podolepis gracilis (Lehm.) Graham
- Podolepis hieracioides F.Muell.
- Podolepis jaceoides (Sims) Voss
- Podolepis kendallii (F.Muell.) F.Muell.
- Podolepis lessonii (Cass.) Benth.
- Podolepis longipedata A.Cunn. ex DC.
- Podolepis microcephala Benth.
- Podolepis monticola R.J.F.Hend.
- Podolepis muelleri (Sond.) G.L.R.Davis
- Podolepis neglecta G.L.R.Davis
- Podolepis nutans Steetz
- Podolepis robusta (Maiden & Betche) J.H.Willis
- Podolepis rugata Labill.
- Podolepis rugata var. littoralis G.L.R.Davis
- Podolepis rugata Labill. var. rugata
- Podolepis tepperi (F.Muell.) D.A.Cooke