Hyalosperma cotula is a plant in the Asteraceae family, native to Western Australia, South Australia, and Victoria.[1] It was first described in 1837 by George Bentham as Helichrysum cotula,[2] but was transferred to the genus, Hyalosperma, in 1989 by Paul Wilson.[3]
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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: | Hyalosperma |
| Species: | H. cotula
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| Hyalosperma cotula | |
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Helichrysum cotula Benth. | |
It is a slender, erect, annual herb, growing from 0.05 to 0.25 m high, in damp places.[4] The white /yellow flowers may be seen from July to December.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Hyalosperma cotula (Benth.) Paul G.Wilson". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Bentham, G. (1837). Endlicher, S.F.L.; Fenzl, E.; Bentham, G.; Schott, H.W. (eds.). Compositae. Enumeratio plantarum quas in Novae Hollandiae ora austro-occidentali ad fluvium Cygnorum et in Sinu Regis Georgii collegit Carolus liber baro de Hügel. p. 65.
- ^ Paul G Wilson (1989). "A revision of the genus Hyalosperma (Asteraceae : Inuleae : Gnaphaliinae)". Nuytsia. 7 (1): 75-101 [94-94]. doi:10.58828/NUY00153. ISSN 0085-4417. Wikidata Q116304306.
- ^ a b Amanda Spooner (14 May 1997). "Hyalosperma cotula (Benth.) Paul G.Wilson". FloraBase - The Western Australian Flora. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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