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Abrotanella
Abrotanella is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It includes 22 species which are native to Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, and southern South America.
Species
Tasmanian cushion plant
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
Native toAntipodean Is., Argentina South, Chile South, Falkland Is., Juan Fernández Is., New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Tasmania, Victoria
Observations194
Observations recorded2,347
Abrotanella is een geslacht uit de composietenfamilie (Asteraceae). Het geslacht telt twintig soorten die voorkomen in Australië, Nieuw-Zeeland en zuidelijk Zuid-Amerika. Het zijn meestal kleine planten die soms niet meer dan een paar millimeter boven de grond reiken. Sommige soorten vormen kussenplanten die een diameter van een meter kunnen bereiken. Soorten Abrotanella caespitosa Petrie ex Kirk Abrotanella diemii Cabrera Abrotanella emarginata (Gaudich.) Cass. Abrotanella fertilis Swenson Abrotanella forsteroides Benth. Abrotanella inconspicua Hook.f. Abrotanella linearifolia A.Gray Abrotanella linearis Bergg. Abrotanella muscosa Kirk Abrotanella nivigena (F.Muell.) F. Muell. ex Benth. Abrotanella patearoa Heads Abrotanella purpurea Swenson Abrotanella pusilla Hook.f. Abrotanella rostrata Swenson Abrotanella rosulata Hook.f. Abrotanella scapigera (F.Muell.) F. Muell. ex Benth. Abrotanella spathulata Hook.f. Abrotanella submarginata A.Gray Abrotanella trichoachaenia Cabrera Abrotanella trilobata Swenson
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7 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Evolutionary history
- Description
- Species
- References
- Bibliography
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Abrotanella is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It includes 22 species which are native to Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, and southern South America.
They are usually small plants, sometimes not reaching more than a few millimetres above the ground, although some form cushions in bolster heaths reaching up to a metre in diameter.