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Electronic Flora of South Australia species Fact Sheet

Family: Asteraceae
Minuria integerrima

Citation: Benth., Fl. Aust. 3:499 (1867).

Synonymy: Therogeron integerrimum DC., Prod. 5:283 (1836); M. candollei F. Muell., Fragm. Phyt. Aust. 9:119 (1875), partly.

Common name: Smooth minuria.

Description:
Glabrous perennial 20-60 cm high; stems erect, herbaceous, becoming woody at the base; leaves lanceolate to narrow-lanceolate, 1-5 cm long, 1-9 mm wide, erect, hardly rigid; apices acute to acuminate.

Peduncles with a few minute leaves; capitula in loose corymbs, c. 12 mm diam.; involucral bracts 2-4 mm long, glabrous; receptacle convex; ray florets 7-10-seriate, ligules linear, 3-4.5 mm long, lilac-blue to purple.

Published illustration: Cunningham et al. (1982) Plants of western New South Wales, p. 646.

Distribution:  In a variety of habitats, often associated with creeks and waterholes.

S.Aust.: NW, LE, GT, FR, EA, NL, MU.   W.Aust.; N.T.; Qld; N.S.W.; Vic.

Conservation status: native

Flowering time: April — Oct.


SA Distribution Map based
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specimens held in the
State Herbarium of South Australia

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