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Cuphonotus andraeanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Brassicaceae
Genus:	Cuphonotus
Species:	C. andraeanus
Binomial name
Cuphonotus andraeanus (F.Muell.) E.A.Shaw
Synonyms
Capsella andraeana F.Muell.

Cuphonotus andraeanus is a species of plant in the Brassicaceae family, and was first described in 1885 by Ferdinand von Mueller as Capsella andraeana. It was reassigned to the genus, Cuphonotus, in 1974 by Elizabeth Anne Shaw.

It is found throughout inland Australia.

Description

It is an annual herb growing to 25 cm tall, and is spreading or erect. It has simple hairs, which may be flattened, terete or twisted. The leaves at the base are entire and up to 3 cm long, while those on the stem are similar but reduced in size.

References

1. ^ "Cuphonotus andraeanus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Australian Government. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
2. Mueller, F.J.H. von (March 1885), Definitions of some new Australian plants (continued). Southern Science Record n.s 1(3): 49
3. Shaw, E.A. (1974), Revisions of some genera of Cruciferae native to Australia. Contributions of the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 205: 157
4. "Australasian Virtual Herbarium: Cuphonotus andreanus". AVH: The Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
5. H.J.Hewson. "Cuphonotus andraeanus". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Australian Government. Retrieved 19 January 2023.

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