''Argentipallium niveum'' is a species of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

within the genus, ''

Argentipallium ''Argentipallium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The genus, which is endemic to Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the A ...

'', in the daisy family (

Asteraceae Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order (biology), order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchi ...

). It is endemic to

Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...

. ''Argentipallium niveum'' is an erect perennial herb, growing to heights from 10 to 40 cm, on sands, clay loams or gravelly soils. Its white flowers may be seen from September to November. It is found in Beard's South-West Province.

Taxonomy

It was first described by

Joachim Steetz Joachim Steetz (12 November 1804 – 24 March 1862) was a German botanist. His herbarium, comprising more than 5000 specimens from over 160 collectors and 30 countries was purchased in 1863 by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Muelle ...

in 1845 as ''Helipterum niveum'', and redescribed in 1992 by Paul Wilson as ''Argentipallium niveum'', when he described the new genus.

References

niveum Flora of Western Australia Plants described in 1998 Taxa named by Joachim Steetz {{Gnaphalieae-stub