''Gunniopsis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the iceplant family,

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. These plants are found in areas of inland

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. ''Gunniopis'' comprises 14 species that were once members of the genera ''

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'', ''Gunnia'' and ''Neogunnia''. The name of the genus honours the

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and politician

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. The genus was first formally described by the botanist Ferdinand Pax in 1889 in Engler and

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's work '' Die Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien''. The name is derived from the Greek word ''opsis'' meaning resembling which alludes to the resemblance of the genus to the genus '' Gunnia''. Members of this genus are

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with the habit of a small shrub or herb. The plants are widespread throughout the eremaean zones of Western Australia and South Australia with some species extending into the areas in the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales. Found in arid areas the plants are often found in shrubland area with saline soils in and around salt lake systems. The shrub-like '' Gunniopsis quadrifida'' has the largest distribution of all the species.

Species

The 14 recognised species belonging to the ''Gunniopsis'' genera are listed below: *'' Gunniopsis calcarea''

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Nullarbor gunniopsis or yellow flowered pigface *'' Gunniopsis calva''

*'' Gunniopsis divisa''

*'' Gunniopsis glabra'' ( Ewart) C.A.Gardner *'' Gunniopsis intermedia''

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yellow salt star *'' Gunniopsis kochii'' ( R.Wagner)

Koch's pigface *'' Gunniopsis papillata''

*'' Gunniopsis propinqua''

*'' Gunniopsis quadrifida'' (

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)

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sturts pigface *'' Gunniopsis rodwayi'' ( Ewart) C.A.Gardner *'' Gunniopsis rubra''

*'' Gunniopsis septifraga'' (

)

green pigface *'' Gunniopsis tenuifolia''

narrow-leaf pigface *'' Gunniopsis zygophylloides'' (

)

twin-leaf pigface

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q145899 Aizoaceae genera