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Description

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Perennial herbs or shrubs. Leaves alternate, sessile, narrow, often needle-like [which in ours?]. Capitula heterogamous, radiate. Phyllaries in 6-8 rows, spreading and bristle-tipped, with short-stalked glandular hairs. Ray florets female, white, pink or purple; disk florets bisexual, white or yellow. Receptacle without scales. Achenes 3-6-ribbed, hairy but without glands. Pappus in 2 rows: outer consistng of scales, inner of bristles.

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bibliographic citation: Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Athrixia Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1501
author: Mark Hyde
author: Bart Wursten
author: Petra Ballings

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Athrixia

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Athrixia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.^[2]^[3]

Species

Athrixia is native to Southern Africa.^[1]

Athrixia angustissima DC.
Athrixia arachnoidea J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans ex J.M.Wood
Athrixia capensis Ker Gawl.
Athrixia citrina
Athrixia crinita (L.) Druce
Athrixia debilis DC.
Athrixia elata Sond.
Athrixia fontana MacOwan
Athrixia fontinalis Wild
Athrixia gerrardii Harv.
Athrixia heterophylla (Thunb.) Less.
Athrixia nyassana S.Moore
Athrixia oblonga S.Moore
Athrixia phylicoides DC.
Athrixia rosmarinifolia (Sch.Bip. ex Walp.) Oliv. & Hiern
Athrixia subsimplex Brenan

References

^ ^a ^b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
^ Ker Gawler, John Bellenden. 1823. Botanical Register; Consisting of Coloured Figures of Exotic Plants Cultivated in British Gardens; with their History and Mode of Treatment 8, plate 681
^ Tropicos, Athrixia Ker Gawl.

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Athrixia: Brief Summary

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Athrixia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.

Species

Athrixia is native to Southern Africa.

Athrixia angustissima DC. Athrixia arachnoidea J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans ex J.M.Wood Athrixia capensis Ker Gawl. Athrixia citrina Athrixia crinita (L.) Druce Athrixia debilis DC. Athrixia elata Sond. Athrixia fontana MacOwan Athrixia fontinalis Wild Athrixia gerrardii Harv. Athrixia heterophylla (Thunb.) Less. Athrixia nyassana S.Moore Athrixia oblonga S.Moore Athrixia phylicoides DC. Athrixia rosmarinifolia (Sch.Bip. ex Walp.) Oliv. & Hiern Athrixia subsimplex Brenan

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