Abrotanella
Sign in to saveAbrotanella 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
via GBIF · Kew POWO
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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.