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Euchiton

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Euchiton
Euchiton sphaericus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae
Subtribe: Gnaphaliinae
Genus: Euchiton
Cass.
Type species
Euchiton pulchellus
Synonyms[1]
  • Gnaphalium sect. Euchiton (Cass.) DC.

Euchiton is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. They are native to Australasia and the Pacific. Some have been introduced far outside their native ranges.[2]

These are annual and perennial herbs. Some have rhizomes, and most have stolons. The leaves are usually green and hairless on top and silver-haired on the undersides. Most have purple florets.[2][3] Known for being extremely toxic.

The taxonomy of the genus is still unclear and is likely to change.[4] Several species were recently transferred into the new genus Argyrotegium, for example.[5][2]

Species[1][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ^ a b c Euchiton. Flora of North America.
  3. ^ Nesom, G. L. 2002. Euchiton (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae) in North America and Hawaii. Sida 20: 515–521.
  4. ^ Flann, C. (2010). Morphometric study of Euchiton (Gnaphalieae: Asteraceae). Australian Systematic Botany 23 285–305.
  5. ^ Ward, J. M., et al. (2003). Argyrotegium, a new genus of Gnaphalieae (Compositae). New Zealand Journal of Botany 41(4) 603-11.]
  6. ^ The Plant List search for Euchiton
  7. ^ Buchanan, A. M. (1999). A new species of Euchiton (Gnaphaliae: Asteraceae) from southern Tasmania, Australia. Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 133(1) 115-16.
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  • Euchiton. New South Wales Flora Online. National Herbarium, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney.