Streptoglossa liatroides is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is a low, spreading or upright perennial herb with pink or red to purple flowers. It grows in South Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Streptoglossa |
| Species: | S. liatroides
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| Binomial name | |
| Streptoglossa liatroides | |
Description
editStreptoglossa liatroides is a short-lived, upright or with prostrate stems, annual or perennial herb growing to about 50 cm (20 in) high, and sparsely branched. The leaves and branches are faintly fragrant, and covered with soft, weak, separated thin hairs and glandular. The leaves are oblong-lance shaped or spoon-shaped, 10–50 mm (0.39–1.97 in) long, 2–15 mm (0.079–0.591 in) wide, gradually narrowing at the base, margins smooth or toothed and rounded or pointed at the apex. The "flowers" are borne singly on branches at least 30 mm (1.2 in) long, florets in a group of 50-190, corolla 6–9 mm (0.24–0.35 in) long, glandular and with 5 lobes. Flowering occurs from April to November and the fruit is dry, one-seeded, 2.5–4 mm (0.098–0.157 in) long, ribbed, thickly or sparsely covered in silky, flattened hairs.[2][3][4]
Taxonomy and naming
editStreptoglossa liatroides was first described by Nicolai Stepanovitch Turczaninow as Erigeron liatroides.[5] In 1981 Clyde Robert Dunlop changed the name to Streptoglossa liatroides and the description was published in Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Garden.[6][7] The specific epithet (liatroides) means like the genus Liatris.[8]
Distribution and habitat
editWertaloona daisy grows in a variety of soils including coastal limestone, and sometimes on stony flats near sand dunes.[3][9]
References
edit- ^ "Streptoglossa liatroides". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ Dunlop, C.R; Orchard, A.E (1992). Flora of Australia 37 Asteraceae 1 (1st ed.). Canberra: ABRS. p. 427. ISBN 9781486304165.
- ^ a b Porteners, M.F. "Streptoglossa liatroides". PlantNET-NSW flora online. Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ Busby, John. "Streptoglossa liatroides". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Erigeron liatroides". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Streptoglossa liatroides". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ Dunlop, C.R. (1981). "Streptoglossa liatroides". Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Garden. 3 (2): 176. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2021). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (4th ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 247. ISBN 9780958034180.
- ^ "Streptoglosa liatroides". FloraBase-the Western Australia Flora. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 1 July 2022.