Calocephalus sonderi (common name pale beauty-heads)[1] is a plant in the family Asteraceae,[2] found in South Australia, Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales.[1]
| Calocephalus sonderi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Calocephalus |
| Species: | C. sonderi |
| Binomial name | |
| Calocephalus sonderi | |
It was first described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1859.[2][3] The specific epithet, sonderi, honours the German botanist Otto Wilhelm Sonder.[3]
Description
Calocephalus sonderi is an annual, erect herb, growing from 10 cm to 50 cm high and is woolly, and grey to silvery in colour.[1] The leaves are mostly alternate and from 2–3 cm long by 1 mm to 2 mm wide.[1] The upper leaves smaller and have non-hairy appendage at their apices.[1] It flowers from spring to summer and is found in grasslands and open woodlands.[1] It is widespread in inland New South Wales.[1]
References
External links
- Calocephalus sonderi: Occurrence data from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- Calocephalus sonderi Lucid Central (images & description)