Triptilodiscus

Triptilodiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae.^[3][4]

Species

Clade:Embryophytes

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

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Triptilodiscus
Triptilodiscus pygmaeus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Gnaphalieae
Genus:	Triptilodiscus Turcz.
Species:	T. pygmaeus
Binomial name
Triptilodiscus pygmaeus Turcz.
Synonyms[1][2]
Dimorpholepis A.Gray Gnaphalium ser. Triptilodiscus (Turcz.) Kuntze Helipterum australe (A.Gray) Druce Duttonia sessiliceps F.Muell. Helipterum dimorpholepis Benth. Argyrocome dimorpholepis (Benth.) Kuntze Dimorpholepis australis A.Gray Helipterum pygmaeum (Turcz.) Druce.

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The only known species is Triptilodiscus pygmaeus, called the common sunray.^[5] It is native to Australia, found in all six states plus the Northern Territory.^[2][6][7]