''Waitzia'' 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 ...

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 ...

. The genus is native to Australia, where it grows in

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 ...

, the

Northern Territory The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT; known formally as the Northern Territory of Australia and informally as the Territory) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian internal territory in the central and central-northern regi ...

New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...

and

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...

.Wendland, Johann Christoph. 1808. Collectio Plantarum 2: 13 ;Species # ''

Waitzia acuminata ''Waitzia acuminata'', commonly known as orange immortelle, is an annual forb in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Australia. Plants grow to between 10 and 60 cm in height and have leaves that are long and narrow. These are between 2 ...

'' 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 ;formerly includedFlann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
/ref> see '' Haptotrichion'', '' Pterochaeta'' & ''

Rhodanthe ''Rhodanthe'', also known as sunray or pink paper daisy, is a genus of Australian plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae. The name ''Rhodanthe'' is derived from Greek language, Greek ''rhodon'', rose and ''anthos'', flow ...

'' * ''Waitzia citrina'' - ''

Rhodanthe citrina ''Rhodanthe'', also known as sunray or pink paper daisy, is a genus of Australian plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae. The name ''Rhodanthe'' is derived from Greek ''rhodon'', rose and ''anthos'', flower. Many ''Rhod ...

'' * ''Waitzia conica'' - '' Haptotrichion conicum'' * ''Waitzia paniculata'' - '' Pterochaeta paniculata'' * ''Waitzia steetziana'' - ''

References

External links

Australian Plant Name Index: ''Waitzia''Western Australian Herbarium - FloraBase: ''Waitzia''
Department of Environment and Conservation Endemic flora of Australia Asteraceae genera {{Australia-asterid-stub