Ornduffia albiflora
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Ornduffia albiflora | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Menyanthaceae |
Genus: | Ornduffia |
Species: | O. albiflora
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Ornduffia albiflora | |
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Ornduffia calthifolia is a species of plant in the Menyanthaceae family of wetland plants that is endemic to Western Australia.
Description
The species is a marsh inhabitant; it grows as an erect, aquatic or semiaquatic, perennial herb to a height of 0.4–1.2& m. The white flowers appear from September to December.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in the Avon Wheatbelt, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren IBRA bioregions of Southwest Australia.[3] It is found in wetlands such as freshwater lakes and swamps.[2]
References
- ^ Tippery, Nicholas P; Les, Donald H (2009). "A New Genus and New Combinations in Australian Villarsia (Menyanthaceae)". Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature. 19 (3): 404–411. doi:10.3417/2007181. S2CID 83567908.
- ^ a b "Ornduffia (Villarsia) albiflora". ApaceWA. ApaceWA. 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Ornduffia albiflora (F.Muell.) Tippery & Les". Florabase. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia. 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
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