Actinotus gibbonsii

Actinotus gibbonsii is a plant in the family Apiaceae, native to the east coast of Australia.[1][3]

Actinotus gibbonsii
In Girraween National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Actinotus
Species:
A. gibbonsii
Binomial name
Actinotus gibbonsii
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[1][3]

Actinotus gibbonsii var. baeuerlenii Maiden & Betche

It was first described in 1867 by Ferdinand von Mueller.[4][2]

It is found in eucalypt woodlands and shrubby heaths in both Queensland and New South Wales.[3]

It has a relatively short life cycle of about a year.[5] Its flowers are pink.[5]

References
  1. "Actinotus gobbonsii F.Muell". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  2. Mueller, F.J.H. von (1867). Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. Vol. 6. p. 23.
  3. "Actinotus gibbonsii F.Muell". PlantNET - FloraOnline. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  4. "Actinotus gibbonsii". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  5. Benson, Doug; McDougall, Lyn (1993). "Ecology of Sydney Plant Species Part 1". Cunninghamia: A journal of plant ecology for eastern Australia. 3 (2). Sydney: Royal Botanic Gardens, National Herbarium of New South Wales: 371.
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