Asteraceae
Rhodanthe

Rhodanthe chlorocephala (Turcz.) Paul G.Wilson

First published in Nuytsia 8: 386 (1992)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is South Australia. It is has environmental uses.

Descriptions

Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. & Hind, D. J. N. (Eds). (2019). Flora of Iraq, Volume 6: Compositae.Kew Publishing

Morphology General Habit
Erect annual, 15–30 cm, with numerous slender, erect branches from base, glabrous or almost so
Morphology Leaves
Leaves linear, acute or obtuse, c. 5–40 × 0.75–3 mm, lower sometimes linear- spatulate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Capitulum
Capitula hemispherical, c. 2–5 cm diam., outer phyllaries shining brownish, inner with a thicker brown or greenish base
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Achenes densely villous; pappus of c. 10–15 plumose bristles with a club-shaped brush of denser, coloured barbs at tip
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Phyllaries
Appendages of inner phyllaries white or pink.
Note
A native of Australia cultivated as an ornamental and for dried flower decorations. According to Husain & Kasim this species is cultivated throughout Iraq, but only one specimen has been seen. These authors also list “Heliptrum (sic) album” with no authority, this probably referring to the horticultural name taken up by Nicholson and later, apparently independently, by Bailey; it is certainly not Helipterum album Ewart., a synonym of Rhodanthe corymbosa (F. Muell.) Paul G. Wilson.
[FIQ]

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 2620–2620 m a.s.l. Cultivated in Colombia. Naturalised in Colombia. Colombian departments: Bogotá DC, Cundinamarca.
Habit
Herb.
[UPFC]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Cultivada en Colombia; Alt. 2620 - 2620 m.; Andes.
Morphology General Habit
Hierba
[CPLC]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Uses

Use Environmental
Environmental uses.
[UPFC]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0