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Actinotus gibbonsii F.Muell.
Family Apiaceae
Actinotus gibbonsii F.Muell. APNI*

Synonyms: Actinotus gibbonsii var. baeuerlenii Maiden & Betche APNI*

Description: Annual or perennial herb with ascending or decumbent stems to 30 cm long.

Leaves twice 3-partite, lamina 6.5–15 mm long, final segments 2- or 3-lobed with rhombic or wedge-shaped lobes; petiole 4.5–22 mm long.

Umbels head-like, 3–8 mm diam., to 12.5 mm diam. including bracts; peduncle 1.5–6.5 mm long. Flowers pinkish, c. 30, almost all bisexual. Bracts 7–9, joined at the base, narrow-lanceolate, 1–6 mm long, pubescent; pedicels 2–4 mm long. Sepals acute, villous at apex. Petals absent.

Fruit ovate, 1–1.8 mm long, 0.6–1.4 mm wide, composed of 2 fruitlets, densely ciliate on the margins, black.


Flower
Photo A. J. Perkins

Herbarium
Sheet

Flowering: late spring to autumn.

Distribution and occurrence: Grows in eucalypt woodland and shrubby heath in sandy (often red) soils, north from Bombala.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, SC, NT, CT, ST, NWS, CWS, NWP, SWP
Other Australian states: Qld
AVH map***

Text by J. M. Powell, except for genera with authors listed
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 3 (1992)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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