''Rhodanthe'', also known as sunray or pink paper daisy, is a
genus
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of
Australia
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n plants in the tribe
Gnaphalieae
The Gnaphalieae, commonly known as paper daisies, are a tribe of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is most closely related to the tribes Anthemideae, Astereae, and Calenduleae.
Characteristics
This group is most diverse in South Ame ...
within 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 name ''Rhodanthe'' is derived from
Greek
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*Greeks, an ethnic group
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''rhodon'', rose and ''anthos'', flower.
Many ''Rhodanthe'' species were formerly classed under different genera, including ''
Helipterum'', ''
Podotheca'', ''
Acroclinium'' and ''
Waitzia
''Waitzia'' is a genus of Australian plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae. The genus is native to Australia, where it grows in Western Australia, the Northern Territory, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia
...
''.
; Species
References
Asteraceae genera
Endemic flora of Australia
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