genus
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Australia
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n plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family
Asteraceae
The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...
Plants of the World Online
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accepts four species:
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Pogonolepis lanigera
''Pogonolepis'' is a genus of Australian plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae.
Species
, Plants of the World Online accepts four species:
* '' Pogonolepis lanigera'' (Ewart & Jean White) P.S.Short - Western Australia
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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 ...
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Pogonolepis smegma
''Pogonolepis'' is a genus of Australian plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae.
Species
, Plants of the World Online accepts four species:
* ''Pogonolepis lanigera'' (Ewart & Jean White) P.S.Short - Western Australia
* ''P ...
New South Wales
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South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
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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 ...
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Pogonolepis stricta
''Pogonolepis stricta'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. The species is endemic to Western Australia. It was first described by Joachim Steetz
Joachim Steetz (12 November 1804 – 24 March 1862) was a German botani ...
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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 ...
, other sources list only three species, omitting ''Pogonolepis lanigera'',
which is treated as a synonym of ''Pogonolepis stricta''.