Athrixia
| Athrixia | |
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| A. phylicoides | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Gnaphalieae |
| Genus: | Athrixia Ker Gawl. |
| Species[1] | |
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15; see text | |
Athrixia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[3][4] It includes 15 species of perennial herbs or shrubs native to eastern and southern Africa, ranging from Ethiopia to South Africa including Madagascar.[1]
15 species are accepted:[2][1]
- Athrixia angustissima DC.
- Athrixia arachnoidea J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans ex J.M.Wood
- Athrixia capensis Ker Gawl.
- Athrixia citrina
- Athrixia crinita (L.) Druce
- Athrixia debilis DC.
- Athrixia elata Sond.
- Athrixia fontana MacOwan
- Athrixia fontinalis Wild
- Athrixia gerrardii Harv.
- Athrixia heterophylla (Thunb.) Less.
- Athrixia nyassana S.Moore
- Athrixia oblonga S.Moore
- Athrixia phylicoides DC.
- Athrixia rosmarinifolia (Sch.Bip. ex Walp.) Oliv. & Hiern
- Athrixia subsimplex Brenan
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Athrixia Ker Gawl. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ Ker Gawler, John Bellenden. 1823. Botanical Register; Consisting of Coloured Figures of Exotic Plants Cultivated in British Gardens; with their History and Mode of Treatment 8, plate 681
- ^ Tropicos, Athrixia Ker Gawl.