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Cymbonotus
''Cymbonotus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae from southern Australia. Three species are recognised. The type species is '' C. lawsonianus'' of eastern Australia, commonly known as bear's ears. Molecular studies of African genera and ''C. lawsonianus'' showed the genus to be very closely related to the genera '' Arctotis'' and ''Haplocarpha ''Haplocarpha'' (onefruit) is a genus of Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent i ...'', suggesting they must have been dispersed across the Indian Ocean to Australia somehow. References Asteraceae genera Arctotideae {{Asteraceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cymbonotus Lawsonianus
''Cymbonotus lawsonianus'', commonly known as bears ear, is a species of small shrub in the family Asteraceae from southeastern Australia. It has been described as ''Arctotis lawsoniana''. It is one of three species in the small genus '' Cymbonotus''. It was named in honour of the explorer William Lawson. ''Cymbonotus lawsonianus'' is a herbaceous annual which may reach 30 cm (12 in) high, its leaves arranged in a rosette pattern on the ground. The leaves themselves are ovate, lanceolate or elliptic, and measure anywhere from 2 to 25 cm (0.8–10 in) long, 2–9 cm (0.8-3.6 in) wide, with margins entire or toothed. The yellow flowers occur from autumn to spring (March to October), and are pollinated by insects. They are followed by small black seeds in early spring (September and October). It is found from Toowoomba and the Darling Downs in south-eastern Queensland southwards throughout New South Wales, and into northern Victoria, southeastern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cymbonotus Maidenii
''Cymbonotus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae from southern Australia. Three species are recognised. The type species is '' C. lawsonianus'' of eastern Australia, commonly known as bear's ears. Molecular studies of African genera and ''C. lawsonianus'' showed the genus to be very closely related to the genera '' Arctotis'' and '' Haplocarpha'', suggesting they must have been dispersed across the Indian Ocean to Australia somehow. References Asteraceae genera Arctotideae {{Asteraceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |