Asteridea asteroides is a herb in the Asteraceae family, which is endemic to Western Australia.[3] It was first described in 1853 by Nikolai Turczaninow as Trichostegia asteroides.[1][4] In 1980, G. Kroner assigned it to the genus, Asteridea, giving it the name Asteridea asteroides.[1][2] It is a perennial herb, growing on sand or gravelly sand to heights of from 5 cm to 30 cm. Its white flowers may seen from August to November in Beard's South-West Province.[5]
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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: | Asteridea |
| Species: | A. asteroides
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| Binomial name | |
| Asteridea asteroides | |
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| Synonyms[3] | |
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Asteridea multiceps A.Gray | |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Asteridea asteroides". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ a b Kroner, G. (1980). Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung Munchen. Vol. 16. p. 135.
- ^ a b "Asteridea asteroides (Turcz.) Kroner | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ Turczaninow, P.K.N.S. (1851). "Synantherereae quaedam hucusque indescriptae". Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou. 24 (2): 81.
- ^ "Asteridea asteroides". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
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