''Argentipallium'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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 ...
s in the 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 ...
. The genus, which is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
, was first formally described in 1992 by
Paul G. Wilson in the botanical journal ''
Nutsyia.
Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
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''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 ...
'' (Turcz.) Paul G.Wilson
References
Asteraceae genera
Endemic flora of Australia
Taxa named by Paul Graham Wilson
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