Podotheca
Genus of plants
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Podotheca is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae. All species are endemic to Western Australia, except for Podotheca angustifolia which occurs across the south of Australia (Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, southwestern New South Wales, †Tasmania).[4][5]
| Podotheca | |
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| Podotheca chrysantha | |
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| Podotheca gnaphalioides | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Gnaphalieae |
| Genus: | Podotheca Cass., conserved name[1][2] |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Taxonomy
The genus, Podotheca, was first described by Cassini in 1822 and the type species is Podotheca angustifolia (Labill.) Less.[1]
- Podotheca angustifolia (Labill.) Less. - sticky longheads, sticky heads
- Podotheca chrysantha (Steetz) Benth. - yellow podotheca
- Podotheca gnaphalioides Graham - golden long-heads
- Podotheca pritzelii P.S.Short
- Podotheca uniseta P.S.Short
- Podotheca wilsonii P.S.Short
- formerly included[3]
see Rhodanthe
- Podotheca pollackii (F.Muell.) Diels - Rhodanthe pollackii (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson