Xanthosia huegelii
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| Xanthosia huegelii | |
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| In Kyeema Conservation Park | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Xanthosia |
| Species: | X. huegelii |
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| Xanthosia huegelii | |
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Xanthosia huegelii is a weak, low-lying to erect or ascending perennial herb or subshrub in the family Apiaceae and is endemic to southern Australia. It usually has trifoliate leaves and hairy white flowers in umbels of 3 to 6.
Xanthosia huegelii is a weak, low-lying to erect or ascending perennial herb or subshrub that typically grows to a height of up to 15 cm (5.9 in) and has shaggy-hairy branches. Its leaves are usually trifoliate, mostly 6–15 mm (0.24–0.59 in) long and 15–30 mm (0.59–1.18 in) wide on a petiole 6–30 mm (0.24–1.18 in) long. The leaves are sometimes simple or with leaf segments linear to elliptic. The flowers are arranged in a simple umbel with 3 to 6 flowers on a peduncle up to 3 mm (0.12 in) long with linear bracts 4–7 mm (0.16–0.28 in) long at the base. The sepals are about 2 mm (0.079 in) long, the petals white and up to 1.5 mm (0.059 in) long. Flowering occurs in most months and the fuit is 2.5–4 mm (0.098–0.157 in) long with 5 to 9 schizocarps.[2][3]