''Actinotus moorei'', the splitleaf flannelflower, is an endemic Tasmanian perennial herb in the family
Apiaceae. It is found in wet ground at high elevation in
Tasmania
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's Central Plateau as well as western and south-western mountains.
Taxonomy
''Actinotus moorei'' was described by
Tasmanian dentist and botanist
Leonard Rodway
Leonard Rodway (5 October 1853 – 9 March 1936) was an English-born Australian dentist and botanist.
Early life
Rodway was born in Torquay Devon, England, the thirteenth child of Henry Barron Rodway, a dentist and inventor of the Rodway life ...
in 1896, based on a name by
Ferdinand von Mueller
Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, (german: Müller; 30 June 1825 – 10 October 1896) was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist. He was appointed government botanist for the then colony of Vict ...
.
Description
''Actinotus moorei'' is a small tufted perennial herb that can reach 10 cm in height. It differs from other ''
Actinotus
''Actinotus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, subfamily Mackinlayoideae, with about 18 species. It is native to Australasia. Its best known member is the flannel flower, a common sight in Sydney bushland in the spring. The ...
'' species in Tasmania by its leaves, which have the lamina divided into three segments.
References
External links
Key to Tasmanian Vascular Plants: ''Actinotus moorei''Atlas of Living Australia: Distribution of ''Actinotus moorei''
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Flora of Tasmania
Endemic flora of Tasmania
moorei
Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller