''Podolepis canescens'' (common names - grey podolepis, large copper wire daisy) is a herb in the

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family, which is found in

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, the

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and Victoria. PlantNet also states that it is found in Western Australia, but FloraBase states that the name is misapplied in Western Australia, based on Jeanes (2015). It was first described in 1838 by Allan Cunningham and published in Augustin Pyramus de Candolle's ''

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''. Jeffrey Jeanes (2015) recognises only specimens from New South Wales as belonging to the species.

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''Podolepis canescens'' occurrence data
from the

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