Podolepis lessonii | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Podolepis |
Species: | P. lessonii
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Binomial name | |
Podolepis lessonii | |
Synonyms [3] | |
Panaetia lessonii Cass. |
Podolepis lessonii is an erect annual herb native to Western Australia, belonging to the Asteraceae family. [4]
The species was first described in 1829 as Panaetia lessonii by the French botanist, Henri Cassini. [1] [5] The species epithet, lessonii, honours Monsieur Lesson who collected a specimen from King George Sound in 1826. [5] The species was assigned to the genus, Podolepis, in 1867 by George Bentham. [1] [2] The name currently accepted by the Western Australian Herbarium is Panaetia lessonii Cass., because of the studies of Jeffrey Jeanes, [6] [7] who distinguished Panaetia from the genera, Podolepis, Siemssenia and Walshia, using the following characters:
It is found widely in Beard's South-West and Eremaean provinces, in many different habitats and soils. [7]