Citation: DC., Prod. 5:298 (1836).

Derivation: Greek minyros, small, thin, weak; probably referring to the leaves of M. leptophylla.

Synonymy: Minuriella Tare, Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 23:288 (1899). (N. S. Lander & R. Barry (1980) Nuytsia 3:221-237).

Common name: None

Description:
Annual or perennial herbs or undershrubs; vestiture non-glandular, pubescent to tomentose or glabrous; leaves cauline, usually alternate, sessile, linear to ovate or oblanceolate.

Capitula terminal, pedunculate, heterogamous; involucres campanulate, becoming spreading; bracts linear to lanceolate, herbaceous with scarious margins, imbricate in 3 or 4 series; receptacle naked, pitted, flat to convex; ray florets female, all fertile, numerous in 2-several series, white to blue to pink.

Ray achenes flattened, ribbed, often pubescent, with a pappus of free barbellate bristles; disk florets 5-merous, bisexual, sterile, yellow; anthers obtuse at the base, with acute apical appendages; style branches pubescent, subulate to lanceolate; disk achenes abortive, glabrous, with a pappus of long free barbellate bristles and shorter bristles often connate into scales or a cup.

Distribution:  9 species, endemic to Australia. Minurias.

Biology: No text

Key to Species:

1. Annual herb; uppermost leaves overtopping the capitula	M. annua 1.
1. Subshrubby perennials or dwarf shrubs; uppermost leaves not over-topping the capitula
2. Larger leaves dentate; stems white-tomentose (at least in patches and on young growth)	M. denticulata 3.
2. Leaves all entire; stems glabrous to sparsely pubescent
3. Leaves narrowly lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate; stems and peduncles glabrous
4. Capitula in loose clusters; leaves alternate	M. integerrima 5.
4. Capitula solitary; leaves mostly opposite	M. rigida 7.
3. Leaves linear-falcate to narrowly linear; stems and peduncles sparsely pubescent
5. Capitula 5-8 mm diam.; ligules of ray florets c. 1 mm long	M. gardneri 4.
5. Capitula 10-20 mm diam.; ligules of ray florets 4-7 mm long
6. Leaves glabrous; ray achenes sparsely pubescent	M. cunninghamii 2.
6. Leaves more or less pubescent; ray achenes villous	M. leptophylla 6.

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