Basedowia (plant)

Basedowia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Basedowia; E.Pritz.
Species:	B. tenerrima
Binomial name
	Basedowia tenerrima; (F.Muell. & Tate) J.M.Black
Synonyms
	Basedowia helichrysoides; Calomeria tenerrima; Humea tenerrima

Basedowia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae, containing the single species Basedowia tenerrima.[1]

This plant is endemic to northern South Australia, where it occurs in the Everard and Musgrave Ranges in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara. It is known from six locations. It has a disjunct distribution, occurring in patches of appropriate habitat that are spaced widely.[1]

This is an ephemeral annual herb with thin, green leaves sheathing thin stems and rounded, white flower heads. It grows on rocky mountain slopes. It can become locally abundant when rain falls, with the seeds remaining in the soil for years between rainfall events.[1]

References

Threatened Species Scientific Committee. Basedowia tenerrima (a daisy). Advice to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts from the Threatened Species Scientific Committee (the Committee) on Amendments to the list of Threatened Species under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

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[au-1] Threatened Species Scientific Committee. Basedowia tenerrima (a daisy). Advice to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts from the Threatened Species Scientific Committee (the Committee) on Amendments to the list of Threatened Species under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.