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Actinotus suffocatus

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Actinotus suffocatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Actinotus
Species:
A. suffocatus
Binomial name
Actinotus suffocatus
Synonyms[1]

Hemiphues suffocata Hook.f.

Actinotus suffocatus, the crimson flannelflower,[2] is a small, perennial herb endemic to the Australian State of Tasmania.[3] It is primarily found in high-elevation habitats in wet situations, except in the far south-west of the island, where it occurs down to sea level in continually moist habitats.[4]

Taxonomy

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Actinotus suffocatus was described originally as Hemiphues suffocata by Joseph Dalton Hooker from plants gathered by R.C.Gunn at Fatigue Hill (nowadays Calders Lookout), near Mount Arrowsmith, in central western Tasmania,[5] and later transferred by Leonard Rodway to the genus Actinotus.[1]

Description

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Actinotus suffocatus is a small, rhizomatous, mat-forming perennial herb with leaves in a basal rosette and a cup-shaped inflorescence of sessile flowers on a short, erect scape.

References

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  1. ^ a b APNI. "Actinotus suffocatus Hook.f." Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  2. ^ Wapstra, H; Wapstra, A; Wapstra, M; Gilfedder, L (2005). The Little Book of Common Names for Tasmanian Plants (PDF). Hobart, Tasmania: DPIPWE. ISBN 0-7246-6365-7. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  3. ^ de Salas, M. F.; Baker, M.L. (2017). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island (PDF). Hobart, Australia: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. p. 7.
  4. ^ Curtis, W.M. (1963). The Student's Flora of Tasmania, Part 2. Hobart, Tasmania, Australia: Government Printer. p. 254.
  5. ^ Hooker, J.D. (1847). "Florae Tasmaniae Spicilegium". London Journal of Botany. 6: 471.
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