''Siloxerus'' 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
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 ...
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 ...
.
; Species
[Atlas of Living Australia]
includes photos and distribution maps
* ''
Siloxerus filifolius''
(Benth.) Ostenf.
* ''
Siloxerus humifusus
''Siloxerus humifusus'' is a species of plant in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae native to Western Australia. It was first described in 1806 by Jacques Labillardière.
It is an annual herb, growing to heights of 1 cm to 15 cm ...
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Labill.
* ''
Siloxerus multiflorus''
(Nees) Nees
* ''
Siloxerus pygmaeus''
(A.Gray) P.S.Short
; formerly included
[Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist ]
see ''
Angianthus Gnephosis
''Gnephosis'' is a genus of about sixteen flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, all endemic to Australia. Plants in the genus ''Gnephosis'' are hairy annual herbs, the upper leaves arranged alternately, the lower leaves sessile and arranged ...
Pogonolepis''
* ''Siloxerus brachypappus''
(F.Muell.) Ising – ''
Angianthus brachypappus''
F.Muell.
* ''Siloxerus pusillus''
(Benth.) Ising – ''
Gnephosis tenuissima
''Gnephosis'' is a genus of about sixteen flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, all endemic to Australia. Plants in the genus ''Gnephosis'' are hairy annual herbs, the upper leaves arranged alternately, the lower leaves sessile and arranged ...
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Cass.
* ''Siloxerus strictus''
(Steetz) Ostenf. – ''
Pogonolepis stricta
''Pogonolepis stricta'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. The species is endemic to Western Australia. It was first described by Joachim Steetz
Joachim Steetz (12 November 1804 – 24 March 1862) was a German botani ...
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Steetz
* ''Siloxerus tenellus''
(F.Muell.) Ostenf. – ''
Gnephosis drummondii
''Gnephosis drummondii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae and is endemic to southern continental Australia. It is a small, erect herb with lance-shaped to narrowly elliptic leaves, compound heads of 40 to 150 yellow flowe ...
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(A.Gray) P.S.Short
References
Gnaphalieae
Endemic flora of Australia
Asteraceae genera
Taxa named by Jacques Labillardière
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