Waitzia Explained

Waitzia is a genus of Australian plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae. The genus is native to Australia, where it grows in Western Australia, the Northern Territory, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.^[1]

Species

1. Waitzia acuminata Steetz - orange immortelle
2. Waitzia corymbosa J.C.Wendl.
3. Waitzia nitida (Lindl.) Paul G.Wilson - golden waitzia
4. Waitzia podolepis (Gaudich.) Benth.
5. Waitzia suaveolens (Benth.) Druce - fragrant waitzia

formerly included^[2] see Haptotrichion, Pterochaeta & Rhodanthe

• Waitzia citrina - Rhodanthe citrina
• Waitzia conica - Haptotrichion conicum
• Waitzia paniculata - Pterochaeta paniculata
• Waitzia steetziana - Rhodanthe citrina

External links

• Australian Plant Name Index: Waitzia
• Western Australian Herbarium - FloraBase: Waitzia Department of Environment and Conservation

Notes and References

1. Wendland, Johann Christoph. 1808. Collectio Plantarum 2: 13
2. http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/Default.aspx?Page=AdvNameSearch Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist