Gonocarpus elatus (common name - hill raspwort)[1] is a plant in the watermilfoil family Haloragaceae native to Australia, and found in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, and South Australia.[2]

Gonocarpus elatus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Haloragaceae
Genus: Gonocarpus
Species:
G. elatus
Binomial name
Gonocarpus elatus

It was first described as Haloragis elata by Allan Cunningham in 1837,[3][4] and was reassigned by Anthony Orchard to the genus, Gonocarpus in 1975.[3][5]

References

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  1. ^ Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Gonocarpus elatus (Hill Raspwort)". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  2. ^ Peter G. Wilson (1990). "Gonocarpus elatus". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Gonocarpus elatus". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  4. ^ Fenzl, E. (1837). "Halorageae". Enumeratio plantarum quas in Novae Hollandiae ora austro-occidentali ad fluvium Cygnorum et in Sinu Regis Georgii collegit Carolus liber baro de Hügel: 45.
  5. ^ Orchard, A.E. (10 November 1975). "Taxonomic revisions in the family Haloragaceae: 1. the genera Haloragis, Haloragodendron, Glischrocaryon, Meziella and Gonocarpus". Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 10: 219-224, figs 273-275. ISSN 0067-0456. LCCN 76370786. OCLC 2315925. Wikidata Q110009778.
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