Anthocercis

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Anthocercis
Anthrocercis viscosa
Anthrocercis viscosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Anthocercis
Labill.
Species

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Anthocercis is a genus of shrubs which are native to Western Australia and commonly known as Tailflowers. The genus, which is placed within the Solanaceae family, was first formally described by Jacques Labillardière in 1806.

Species include:

  • Anthocercis anisantha Endl.
  • Anthocercis aromatica C.A.Gardner
  • Anthocercis fasciculata F.Muell.
  • Anthocercis genistoides Miers
  • Anthocercis gracilis Benth. (Slender Tailflower )
  • Anthocercis ilicifolia Hook.
  • Anthocercis intricata F.Muell.
  • Anthocercis littorea Labill.,(Yellow Tailflower)
  • Anthocercis microphylla F.Muell. (Small-leaved Anthocercis)
  • Anthocercis odgersii F.Muell. (Woolly Anthocercis)
  • Anthocercis racemosa F.Muell.
  • Anthocercis viscosa R.Br. (Sticky Tailflower)

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