''Anthotroche pannosa'' (common name - felted Anthotroche) is an erect or sprawling shrub in the family

Solanaceae The Solanaceae , or nightshades, are a family of flowering plants that ranges from annual and perennial herbs to vines, lianas, epiphytes, shrubs, and trees, and includes a number of agricultural crops, medicinal plants, spices, weeds, and orn ...

. It is found in

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

. ''Anthotroche pannosa'' is an erect or prostrate shrub, growing from 10 cm to 2.5 m high, growing on sandy soils, on sandplains or in low lying saline areas. The species was first described in 1839 by

Stephan Endlicher Stephan Ladislaus Endlicher also known as Endlicher István László (24 June 1804, Bratislava (Pozsony) – 28 March 1849, Vienna) was an Austrian botanist, numismatist and Sinologist. He was a director of the Botanical Garden of Vienna. Bio ...

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Nicotianoideae Flora of Western Australia Taxa named by Stephan Endlicher Plants described in 1839 {{Solanales-stub