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| Asteridea asteroides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Asteridea |
| Species: | A. asteroides
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| Binomial name | |
| Asteridea asteroides | |
| Occurrence data from AVH | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Asteridea multiceps A.Gray | |
Asteridea asteroides is a herb in the Asteraceae family, which is endemic to Western Australia.[3] It was first described in 1853 by Nikolai Turczaninow as Trichostegia asteroides.[1][4] In 1980, G. Kroner assigned it to the genus, Asteridea, giving it the name Asteridea asteroides.[1][2] It is a perennial herb, growing on sand or gravelly sand to heights of from 5 cm to 30 cm. Its white flowers may seen from August to November in Beard's South-West Province.[5]