Erodiophyllum
| Erodiophyllum | |
|---|---|
| Erodiophyllum elderi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Subtribe: | Brachyscominae |
| Genus: | F.Muell.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Erodiophyllum elderi | |
Erodiophyllum is a genus of two species of Australian flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Plants in the genus Erodiophyllum have pinnatisect, petiolate stem leaves, single, egg-shaped heads of daisy-like "flowers", and a glabrous achene.
Description
Plants in the genus Erodiophyllum have pinnatisect, petiolate stem leaves and egg-shaped heads of pedunculate pseudanthia arranged singly on the ends of stems. There is a single row of spreading bracts and prominent scales on the peduncle. There is a single row of ray florets and four to seven rows of female, thread-like outer disc florets, the inner disc florets bisexual and tube-shaped. The fruit is a glabrous achene, the pappus composed of minute scales, fused to form a scalloped rim.[2]
Taxonomy
The genus Erodiophyllum was first described by Ferdinand von Mueller in his Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae and the first species he described (the type species) was Erodiophyllum elderi.[3] The name Erodiophyllum means 'Erodium - leaf'.[4]
Species list
The following is a list of Eriodiophyllum species accepted by the Australian Plant Census as at May 2025:[5]
- Erodiophyllum acanthocephalum Stapf - Western Australia
- Erodiophyllum elderi F.Muell. - Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales
References
- ^ "Erodiophyllum". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ Porteners, M.F. "Genus Erodiophyllum". Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Erodiophyllum". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ George, Alex; Sharr, Francis (2021). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 79. ISBN 9780958034180.
- ^ "Erodiophyllum". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 22 May 2025.