Helipterum
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Helipterum is a genus
of flowering plant
s in the family Asteraceae
. Many of the species which were formerly included in this genus have now been transferred to other genera including:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the family Asteraceae
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
. Many of the species which were formerly included in this genus have now been transferred to other genera including:
- AnemocarpaAnemocarpaAnemocarpa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, endemic to Australia.Species include:*Anemocarpa calcicola Paul G.Wilson*Anemocarpa podolepidium Paul G.Wilson...
- ChrysocephalumChrysocephalumChrysocephalum, known by the common name of Everlastings for their long life as a cut flower, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae...
- ErymophyllumErymophyllumErymophyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, endemic to Australia.Species include:*Erymophyllum glossanthus Paul G.Wilson*Erymophyllum hemisphaericum Paul G.Wilson*Erymophyllum ramosum Paul G.Wilson...
- GilbertaGilbertaGilberta is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family....
- HyalospermaHyalospermaHyalosperma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, endemic to Australia.The species, which occur in all states except the Northern Territory, include:*Hyalosperma demissum Paul G.Wilson - Moss Sunray...
- LeucochrysumLeucochrysumLeucochrysum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, endemic to Australia.Species include:*Leucochrysum albicans Paul G.Wilson*Leucochrysum fitzgibbonii Paul G.Wilson...
- RhodantheRhodantheRhodanthe is a genus of flowering plants within the daisy family Asteraceae, endemic to Australia.The name Rhodanthe is derived from Greek rhodon, rose and anthos, flower....
- SyncarphaSyncarphaSyncarpha is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the daisy family Asteraceae. The species are endemic to the Eastern Cape and Western Cape in South Africa.-Species:Syncarpha species include:...
- TriptilodiscusTriptilodiscusTriptilodiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family....
Species
- Helipterum craspedioides W.Fitzg., also known as Yellow Billy Buttons, is native to Western AustraliaWestern AustraliaWestern Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
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