Anthocercis viscosa

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Sticky Tailflower

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Anthocercis
Species: A. viscosa
Binomial name
Anthocercis viscosa
R.Br.

Anthocercis viscosa, also known as Sticky Tailflower, is a species of shrub in the Solanaceae family, native to the south coast of Western Australia. It grows up to 3 metres in height and produces white or cream flowers between May and August (late autumn to late winter) in its native range.

[edit] Taxonomy

The species was first formally described by botanist Robert Brown in 1810 in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae. Two subspecies are currently recognised:

  • A. viscosa subsp. caudata Haegi
  • A. viscosa R.Br. subsp. viscosa

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