Chthonocephalus tomentellus

Chthonocephalus tomentellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Chthonocephalus
Species:	C. tomentellus
Binomial name
	Chthonocephalus tomentellus; (F.Muell.) Benth.

Chthonocephalus tomentellus is an annual herb in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to Western Australia, occurring in saline depressions. Yellow flowers are produced between August and November (late winter to late spring) in its native range.^[1] The species was first formally described as Lachnothalamus tomentellus by botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1863 in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae from a type specimen collected near the mouth of the Murchison River.^[2]

References[]

^ "Chthonocephalus tomentellus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
^ "Chthonocephalus tomentellus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.

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[1] "Chthonocephalus tomentellus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.

[2] "Chthonocephalus tomentellus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.

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