Gamochaeta antarctica, the Antarctic cudweed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, where its natural habitat is temperate dwarf shrub heath.[1]

Gamochaeta antarctica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Gamochaeta
Species:
G. antarctica
Binomial name
Gamochaeta antarctica
Synonyms[2]
  • Gnaphalium antarcticum Hook.f. 1847

References

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  1. ^ a b Upson, R.; McAdam, J.H.; Clubbe, C.P.; Lewis, R. (2012). "Gamochaeta antarctica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T44044A15245091. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T44044A15245091.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ The Plant List, Gamochaeta antarctica (Hook.f.) Cabrera