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Leptorhynchos tenuifolius

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Species of flowering plant

Wiry buttons
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Leptorhynchos
Species: L. tenuifolius
Binomial name
Leptorhynchos tenuifolius
F.Muell.

Leptorhynchos tenuifolius, commonly known as wiry buttons, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is an upright to ascending herb, multi-branched and has yellow flowers and grows in Victoria and South Australia.

Description

Leptorhynchos tenuifolius is a multi-stemmed upright to ascending multi-branched perennial, covered with soft hairs to smooth and 10–40 cm (3.9–15.7 in) high. Leaves are narrow, linear-shaped, pointed, margins recurved, 0.5–4 cm (0.20–1.57 in) long, 1 mm (0.039 in) wide, basal leaves longer and wider. The flower heads are oblong-cone shaped, about 5 mm (0.20 in) in diameter, outer involucral bracts clear with a brown tip, margins densely covered with spreading, soft hairs and the florets yellow. Flowering occurs from October to March and the fruit is a cypsela about 1 mm (0.039 in) long and smooth.

Taxonomy and naming

Leptorhynchos tenuifolius was first formally described in 1858 by Ferdinand von Mueller and the description was published in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. The specific epithet (tenuifolius) means "slender leaved".

Distribution and habitat

Wiry buttons is a locally common species growing in a variety of situations including woodlands, forest and wet areas on sandy soils in Victoria and South Australia.

References

  1. "Leptorhynchos tenuifolius". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Leptorhynchos tenuifolius". VICFLORA- Flora of Victoria. Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Leptorhynchos tenuifolius". eFloraSA-Electronic Flora of South Australia. State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  4. "Leptorhynchos tenuifolius". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  5. von Mueller, Ferdinand (1858). Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. Melbourne. p. 52.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. George, A.S; Sharr, F.A (2021). Western Australian Plant Names and their meanings (4th ed.). Kardinya: Four Gables. p. 331. ISBN 9780958034197.
Taxon identifiers
Leptorhynchos tenuifolius


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