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'''''Calocephalus knappii''''', is a species of flowering plant in the family [[Asteraceae]]. It is a small annual herb with yellow globular-shape flowers upright to decumbent branches and is [[endemic]] to Australia. |
'''''Calocephalus knappii''''', is a species of flowering plant in the family [[Asteraceae]]. It is a small annual herb with yellow globular-shape flowers upright to decumbent branches and is [[endemic]] to Australia. |
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==Description== |
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''Calocephalus knappii'' is an annual herb with decumbent or upright habit with branches about {{cvt|3-30|cm}} long. The leaves are arranged alternate, oval to lance-shaped or linear to elliptic, {{cvt|0.5-3.2|cm}} long, spreading to pressed against the stem, {{cvt|0.25-0.6|cm}} wide, occasional to thickly hairy and a prominent mid vein. The flower heads are oblong, rounded, globular or ovoid, about {{cvt|0.6-1.6|cm}} in diameter, orange or yellowish brown, each head has about 20-70 florets, outer [[bract]]s mostly green, opaque and the [[corolla (botany)|corolla]] tube {{cvt|1.6-2.4|mm}} long. Flowering occurs from July to October and the fruit is an [[achene]] about {{cvt|0.5|mm}} long, about {{cvt|0.3|mm}} in diameter, brown and bristly.<ref name="EFLORA">{{cite web |title=''Calocephalus knappii'' |url=http://flora.sa.gov.au/cgi-bin/speciesfacts_display.cgi?genus=Calocephalus&species=knappii |website=eFloraSA-Electronic Flora of South Australia |publisher=State Herbarium of South Australia |access-date=26 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="FB">{{cite web |last1=Spooner |first1=Amanda |title=''Calocephalu knappii'' |url=https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/7893 |website=Florabase- the Flora of Western Australia |publisher=Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions |access-date=26 March 2024}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:38, 26 March 2024
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Calocephalus |
| Species: | C. knappii
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Calocephalus knappii, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is a small annual herb with yellow globular-shape flowers upright to decumbent branches and is endemic to Australia.
Description
Calocephalus knappii is an annual herb with decumbent or upright habit with branches about 3–30 cm (1.2–11.8 in) long. The leaves are arranged alternate, oval to lance-shaped or linear to elliptic, 0.5–3.2 cm (0.20–1.26 in) long, spreading to pressed against the stem, 0.25–0.6 cm (0.098–0.236 in) wide, occasional to thickly hairy and a prominent mid vein. The flower heads are oblong, rounded, globular or ovoid, about 0.6–1.6 cm (0.24–0.63 in) in diameter, orange or yellowish brown, each head has about 20-70 florets, outer bracts mostly green, opaque and the corolla tube 1.6–2.4 mm (0.063–0.094 in) long. Flowering occurs from July to October and the fruit is an achene about 0.5 mm (0.020 in) long, about 0.3 mm (0.012 in) in diameter, brown and bristly.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Calocephalus knappii". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Calocephalus knappii". eFloraSA-Electronic Flora of South Australia. State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ Spooner, Amanda. "Calocephalu knappii". Florabase- the Flora of Western Australia. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
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