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Ornduffia albiflora

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Species of flowering plant

Ornduffia albiflora
Flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Menyanthaceae
Genus: Ornduffia
Species: O. albiflora
Binomial name
Ornduffia albiflora
(F.Muell.) Tippery & Les
Synonyms
  • Villarsia albiflora F. Muell.

Ornduffia calthifolia is a species of plant in the Menyanthaceae family of wetland plants that is endemic to Western Australia.

Description

The species is a marsh inhabitant; it grows as an erect, aquatic or semiaquatic, perennial herb to a height of 0.4–1.2& m. The white flowers appear from September to December.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the Avon Wheatbelt, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren IBRA bioregions of Southwest Australia. It is found in wetlands such as freshwater lakes and swamps.

References

  1. Tippery, Nicholas P; Les, Donald H (2009). "A New Genus and New Combinations in Australian Villarsia (Menyanthaceae)". Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature. 19 (3): 404–411. doi:10.3417/2007181. S2CID 83567908.
  2. ^ "Ornduffia (Villarsia) albiflora". ApaceWA. ApaceWA. 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  3. "Ornduffia albiflora (F.Muell.) Tippery & Les". Florabase. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia. 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Ornduffia albiflora
Villarsia albiflora


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