Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Chrysocephalum apiculatum subsp. barbellatum
Asteraceae Bercht. & J.Presl
Chrysocephalum apiculatum subsp. barbellatum Paul G.Wilson , legitimate, scientific
Wilson, Paul G. (13 May 2016), A taxonomic treatment of Chrysocephalum apiculatum and C. semipapposum (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae). Nuytsia 27: 48-49 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "5 miles [c. 8 km] north of Oak Vale on Pentland-Wando Vale road, Queensland, 7 April 1974, R. Carolin 8366 (holo: NSW 396332; iso: SYD n.v.)."
  • APC Comment: Included in Chrysocephalum apiculatum in Qld.
  • APC Dist.: Qld
  • Etymology: "The subspecific epithet barbellatum is derived from the Latin barbellatus, bearing short stiff hairs, and refers to the terminal hairs on the pappus bristles which are relatively few and short and do not form a plumose tip as is customary in the species."