Rutidosis leptorrhynchoides
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| Rutidosis leptorrhynchoides F.Muell. |
The Button Wrinklewort is a flowering plant of the genus Rutidosis in the daisy family (Asteraceae). Its natural distribution is south eastern Australia where its restricted to undisturbed grasslands and woodlands. As much of its original habitat has been destroyed or alienated it now considered a vey rare plant.
It is found in some sites within the Canberra urban area, in the Australian Capital Territory.
It is an endangered species under the Australian Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 .
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- Australian Government, Department of the Environment and Heritage: species profile
- (1988) Sites of Significance in the ACT, volume two, Inner Canberra. National Capital Development Commission, Canberra, Australia. ISBN 0-642-13229-1.
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