Xanthosia collina
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Xanthosia |
| Species: | X. collina
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| Xanthosia collina | |
Xanthosia collina is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It is a small herbaceous perennial about 6 cm (2.4 in) high with white or pink and white flowers.[2]
Xanthosia collina was first formally described in 1983 by Gregory John Keighery in Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie from specimens he collected on Mount Trio in the Stirling Range.[3] The specific epithet (collina) means "living on hills".[4]
This species grows in winter-west places, near swamps and on hilltops in the Esperance Plains, bioregion of southern Western Australia and is listed as "Priority Three by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions[2] meaning that it is poorly known and known from only a few locations but is not under imminent threat.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Xanthosia collina". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Xanthosia collina". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Xanthosia collina". APNI. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 166. ISBN 9780958034180.
- ^ "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
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