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Calocephalus

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Beauty-heads
Calocephalus platycephalus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae
Genus: Calocephalus
R.Br.
Synonyms[1]
  • Achrysum A.Gray

Calocephalus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[2][3] It is endemic to Australia, where it is represented in every state.[4]

These are annual and perennial herbs and shrubs. The leaves are arranged alternately or oppositely, or both. The herbage is hairy. Flower heads occur at the tips of the stems. There are one to 22 tubular disc florets per head. The fruit is a cypsela with a pappus of narrow scales or simple or plume-like bristles.[4]

Species[1][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ^ Brown, Robert. 1817. "Observations on the natural family of plants called Compositae" in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 12:106
  3. ^ Tropicos, Calocephalus R. Br.
  4. ^ a b Calocephalus. PlantNET. National Herbarium of New South Wales, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney.
  5. ^ Calocephalus. The Plant List.
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  • "Calocepalus R.Br". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  • Calocephalus. Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine FloraBase - the Western Australian Flora.

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