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Showing Spyridium oligocephalum
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- Plantae(reg.)
- Charophyta(div.)
- Equisetopsida(cl.)
- Magnoliidae(subcl.)
- Rosanae(superordo)
- Rosales(ordo)
- Rhamnaceae(fam.)
- Spyridium(gen.)
- oligocephalum(sp.)
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Type: New Holland, [Western Australia], 1849, J. Drummond 5th coll. 236 (PERTH 01179802, KW photo seen).
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APC Dist.: WA
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Etymology: "From the Greek ολιγος (oligos; few) and κεφαλη (cephale; head), because of the apparently low numbers of flower-heads in the taxon."