Chamomile Sunray at Googong, NSW
Identification history
| Rhodanthe anthemoides | 2 Oct 2019 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Rhodanthe anthemoides | 30 Sep 2019 | BettyDonWood | ||
| Leucochrysum albicans subsp. tricolor | 29 Sep 2019 | Wandiyali |
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1 comment
BettyDonWood
wrote:
1 Oct 2019
I think this is Rhodanthe anthemoides.
The split between the two genera in the key to the family Asteraceae in Vicflora, is that Rhodanthe seeds are hairy, and lack mucilage producing cells, while seeds of Leucochrysum and another species (Hyalosperma) are hairless or with spherical mucilage-producing cells. The description of Leucochrysum seeds in Vicflora states that the seeds are hairless and somewhat mucilaginous.
However, on looking at the descriptions of the two species, the easiest character is the leaves. Leaves of Leucochrysum albicans are whitish, with dense cottony or woolly hairs. Leaves of Rhodanthe anthemoides are somewhat glaucous, the margins and midribs with scattered stalked glandular hairs, while the entire leaf has sunken glands.
The split between the two genera in the key to the family Asteraceae in Vicflora, is that Rhodanthe seeds are hairy, and lack mucilage producing cells, while seeds of Leucochrysum and another species (Hyalosperma) are hairless or with spherical mucilage-producing cells. The description of Leucochrysum seeds in Vicflora states that the seeds are hairless and somewhat mucilaginous.
However, on looking at the descriptions of the two species, the easiest character is the leaves. Leaves of Leucochrysum albicans are whitish, with dense cottony or woolly hairs. Leaves of Rhodanthe anthemoides are somewhat glaucous, the margins and midribs with scattered stalked glandular hairs, while the entire leaf has sunken glands.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.206039-35.413242
- Altitude 792.6m
- Maps QPRC LGA Wandiyali-Environa Conservation Area
- Places Googong, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 21 Sep 2015 03:15 PM Recorded on
- Wandiyali Recorded by
Additional information
- True In flower
Species information
- Rhodanthe anthemoides Scientific name
- Chamomile Sunray Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1937.94m Recorded at altitude
- 125 images trained Machine learning
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In flower
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