Lordhowea velleioides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Lordhowea |
Species: | L. velleioides
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Binomial name | |
Lordhowea velleioides | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Senecio velleioides A.Cunn. ex DC. |
Lordhowea velleioides, synonym Senecio velleioides, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. [1] It is commonly known as forest groundsel. [2]
The species occurs in the Australian states of New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. [1] [3]
A description of the species was first published in 1838 by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle using the name Senecio velleioides, which de Candolle attributed to Allan Cunningham. [1] A 2020 molecular phylogenetic study of Australian species placed in the tribe Senecioneae found that Senecio velleioides was part of a clade containing Lordhowea insularis that was clearly distinct from other Senecio species, both genetically and morphologically. Accordingly, the authors of the 2020 study expanded Lordhowea to include S. velleioides. [4]