Minuria scoparia
| Minuria scoparia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Minuria |
| Species: | M. scoparia |
| Binomial name | |
| Minuria scoparia P.S.Short & Hosking | |
Minuria scoparia is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.[1] It is a small stiff, broom-like, perennial herb with white flowers, which are seen most of the year.[2] It is endemic to Australia and found only on the north-western slopes of New South Wales.[2]
Taxonomy and naming
Minuria scoparia was first formally described in 2000 by Philip Sydney Short and John Robert Hosking.[1][3] The species epithet, scoparia, derives from the Latin scopa, meaning a slender twig and by extension broom and hence describes the plant as "broom-like".[4]
References
- ^ a b "Minuria scoparia". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
- ^ a b "PlantNET - FloraOnline: Minuria scoparia". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
- ^ Philip Short; John Hosking (13 July 2000). "A new species of Minuria (Asteraceae: Astereae) from New South Wales". Telopea. 8 (4): 407, Fig. 1, 2 (map). doi:10.7751/TELOPEA20002000. ISSN 0312-9764. Wikidata Q96016616.
- ^ "scoparius, -a, -um". plantillustrations.org. Retrieved 2025-02-03.