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9055.000 Athrixia
Description of the genus
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 consisting of scales, inner of bristles. Worldwide: 14 species in tropical and South Africa. Zimbabwe: 4 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| fontinalis Wild[End][LR-lc] | E | |
| phylicoides DC. | W,S | |
| rosmarinifolia (Sch. Bip.) Oliv. & Hiern var. foliosa (S. Moore) Kroner | E | Description, Image |
| rosmarinifolia (Sch. Bip. ex Walp.) Oliv. & Hiern var. rosmarinifolia | N,C,E | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Athrixia:
Our websites:
Flora of Botswana: AthrixiaFlora of Malawi: Athrixia
Flora of Mozambique: Athrixia
Flora of Zambia: Athrixia
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): AthrixiaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Athrixia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Athrixia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Athrixia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Athrixia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Athrixia
JSTOR Plant Science: Athrixia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Athrixia
Plants of the World Online: Athrixia
Tropicos: Athrixia
Wikipedia: Athrixia
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