Podotheca angustifolia

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Podotheca angustifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Genus:
Podotheca
Species:
P. angustifolia
Binomial name
Podotheca angustifolia
Podotheca angustifoliaDistMap1.png
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[1]

Lophoclinium manglesii Endl.
Phaenopoda angustifolia Cass.
Podosperma angustifolium Labill.

Podotheca angustifolia, commonly known as Sticky Longheads, is a species of herb native to Australia.

Description[]

An annual herb with yellow flowers, P. angustifolia grows in a range of habits, from trailing along the ground to erect; when erect if can reach up to 30 centimetres in height, but is usually no more than 20 centimetres. It has a swollen, almost succulent stem, and a slender woody taproot. It is sticky due to secretions from its glandular hairs.[2][3]

Taxonomy[]

This species was first published by Jacques Labillardière in his 1806 Novae Hollandiae plantarum specimen, under the name Podosperma angustifolia. In 1826, Alexandre Henri Gabriel de Cassini transferred it into , but this was overturned six years later by Christian Friedrich Lessing, who placed it in Podotheca.[4][5]

Distribution and habitat[]

It occurs in southern parts of Australia.[3] It has been recorded from Tasmania but is now presumed extinct there.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Govaerts, R. et. al. (2019) Plants of the world online: Podotheca angustifolia. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2019
  2. ^ "Podotheca angustifolia (Labill.) Less". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  3. ^ a b (Labill.) Less. "New South Wales Flora Online: Podotheca angustifolia". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
  4. ^ "Podosperma angustifolia Labill". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  5. ^ "Podotheca angustifolia (Labill.) Less". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  6. ^ "Podotheca angustifolia" (PDF). Threatened flora of Tasmania. Retrieved 2009-01-09.

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