''Waitzia'' is a
genus
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of
Australia
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n plants in the tribe
Gnaphalieae within the family
Asteraceae
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. The genus is native to Australia, where it grows in
Western Australia
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, the
Northern Territory
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,
New South Wales
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,
Victoria and
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.
[Wendland, Johann Christoph. 1808. Collectio Plantarum 2: 13]
;Species
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# '' Waitzia acuminata'' Steetz - orange immortelle
# '' Waitzia corymbosa'' J.C.Wendl.
# '' Waitzia nitida'' (Lindl.) Paul G.Wilson - golden waitzia
# '' Waitzia podolepis'' (Gaudich.) Benth.
# '' Waitzia suaveolens'' (Benth.) Druce - fragrant waitzia
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see '' Haptotrichion'', '' Pterochaeta'' & '' Rhodanthe''
* ''Waitzia citrina'' - '' Rhodanthe citrina''
* ''Waitzia conica'' - '' Haptotrichion conicum''
* ''Waitzia paniculata'' - '' Pterochaeta paniculata''
* ''Waitzia steetziana'' - '' Rhodanthe citrina''
References
External links
Australian Plant Name Index: ''Waitzia''Western Australian Herbarium - FloraBase: ''Waitzia''
Department of Environment and Conservation
Endemic flora of Australia
Asteraceae genera
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