Calomeria | |
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Calomeria amaranthoides | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
Tribe: | Gnaphalieae |
Genus: |
Calomeria Vent. |
Type species | |
Calomeria amaranthoides | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Calomeria is a plant genus in the family Asteraceae. [2]
several species now in other genera, including Basedowia, Cassinia, Helichrysum, Humeocline and Thiseltonia.
Calomeria amaranthoides is a tall, fragrant biennial herb, growing to 3.5 metres in height. It has sticky stems and leaves which are green above and whitish beneath and are up to 15 cm long and 5 cm wide. Its flowers appear in large brown to red plumes in the summer (January to April in its native range). [4]
The genus was first formally described by E.P. Ventenat in Jardin de la Malmaison in 1804. [3]
Calomeria | |
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Calomeria amaranthoides | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
Tribe: | Gnaphalieae |
Genus: |
Calomeria Vent. |
Type species | |
Calomeria amaranthoides | |
Synonyms [1] | |
|
Calomeria is a plant genus in the family Asteraceae. [2]
several species now in other genera, including Basedowia, Cassinia, Helichrysum, Humeocline and Thiseltonia.
Calomeria amaranthoides is a tall, fragrant biennial herb, growing to 3.5 metres in height. It has sticky stems and leaves which are green above and whitish beneath and are up to 15 cm long and 5 cm wide. Its flowers appear in large brown to red plumes in the summer (January to April in its native range). [4]
The genus was first formally described by E.P. Ventenat in Jardin de la Malmaison in 1804. [3]