Chondropyxis

Chondropyxis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae
Genus:
D.A.Cooke
Species:
C. halophila
Binomial name
Chondropyxis halophila
D.A.Cooke

Chondropyxis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, containing the single species Chondropyxis halophila. It is endemic to Australia, where it is distributed in Western Australia and South Australia.[1] Its common name is salt button-daisy.[2]

This plant is a semi-succulent annual herb growing just a few centimeters tall. It produces yellow-brown flowers. It occurs on the margins of salt lakes in sand and gypsum soils.[3]

This species was described in 1986 from a specimen collected just south of Penong, South Australia.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Chondropyxis halophila. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI).
  2. ^ Chondropyxis halophila. Atlas of Living Australia.
  3. ^ Chondropyxis halophila. FloraBase. Western Australian Herbarium.


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