Podolepis Explained

Podolepis is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to Australia and can be found in every state.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species

There are about 20 species.^[4]

• Podolepis arachnoidea (Hook.) Druce - cottony podolepis, clustered copper-wire daisy
• Podolepis aristata Benth.^[5]
• Podolepis auriculata DC.
• Podolepis canescens A.Cunn. ex DC. - grey podolepis, large copper-wire daisy
• Podolepis capillaris (Steetz) Diels - invisible plant
• Podolepis davisiana D.A.Cooke
• Podolepis decipiens Jeanes
• Podolepis ferruginea DC.
• Podolepis gardneri G.L.R.Davis
• Podolepis gracilis (Lehm.) Graham
• Podolepis hieracioides F.Muell. - long podolepis
• Podolepis jaceoides (Sims) Voss - showy copper-wire daisy, basalt podolepis
• Podolepis kendallii (F.Muell.) F.Muell.
• Podolepis lessonii (Cass.) Benth.
• Podolepis longipedata A.Cunn. ex DC. - tall copper-wire daisy
• Podolepis microcephala Benth.
• Podolepis monticola R.J.F.Hend.
• Podolepis muelleri (Sond.) G.L.R.Davis - small copper-wire daisy
• Podolepis neglecta G.L.R.Davis
• Podolepis nutans Steetz
• Podolepis robusta (Maiden & Betche) J.H.Willis - mountain lettuce
• Podolepis rugata Labill.
  • Podolepis rugata var. littoralis G.L.R.Davis
  • Podolepis rugata var. rugata Labill.
• Podolepis tepperi, (F.Muell.) D.A.Cooke – delicate copper-wire daisy or delicate podolepsis^[6]
• Podolepis sp. aff. robusta - high-plain podolepis

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40881976#page/55/mode/1up Labillardière, Jacques Julien Houtou de. 1806. Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 2: 56-57
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40881976#page/196/mode/1up Labillardière, Jacques Julien Houtou de. 1806. Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 2: plate 208
3. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40012632 Tropicos, Podolepis Labill.
4. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Podolepis Podolepis.
5. Web site: Western Australian Herbarium. Biodiversity and Conservation Science. FloraBase—the Western Australian Flora: Podolepis aristata. 2020-11-11. florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au. en.
6. Web site: Delicate Copperwire Daisy . Grasslands . 10 January 2022. University of Melbourne.