Anthocercis gracilis

Species of flowering plant

Anthocercis gracilis
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (EPBC Act)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Anthocercis
Species:
A. gracilis
Binomial name
Anthocercis gracilis
Benth.[2][3]

Anthocercis gracilis, also known as slender tailflower, is a rare species of shrub in the family Solanaceae. It is native to Western Australia where it grows on sandy or loamy soils, and on granite outcrops. It is a spindly, erect shrub which can grow to 1 m high. Its yellow-green flowers may be seen from September to October.[4]

The species was first formally described by George Bentham in 1846.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Anthocercis gracilis — Slender Tailflower (Department of Environment, Commonwealth of Australia)". www.environment.gov.au. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Anthocercis gracilis". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  3. ^ Bentham, G. in Candolle, A.L.P.P. de (ed.) (1846) Scrophulariaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 10: 192
  4. ^ "Anthocercis gracilis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
Taxon identifiers
Anthocercis gracilis


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