Siloxerus
| Siloxerus | |
|---|---|
| Siloxerus humifusus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Gnaphalieae |
| Genus: | Siloxerus Labill.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Siloxerus humifusus | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Siloxerus is a genus of Australian plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae endemic to Australia. Plants in the genus usually have leaves in a rosette at the base of the plant or sessile stem leaves, and disc-like compounds heads of bisexual, tube-shaped yellowish flowers. The fruit is an oval, often purplish cypsela with a scaly white pappus.[2][3]
The following species of Siloxerus are accepted by Plants of the World Online as of November 2025:[1]
- Siloxerus filifolius (Benth.) Ostenf.
- Siloxerus humifusus Labill.
- Siloxerus multiflorus (Nees) Entwisle
- Siloxerus pygmaeus (A.Gray) P.S.Short
- Siloxerus tomentosus (J.C.Wendl.) Ostenf.
References
- ^ a b c "Siloxerus". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ^ Short, Philip Sydney; Stajsic, Val. "Siloxerus". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ^ Short, Philip S. (1983). "A revision of Angianthus Wendl., sensu lato (Compositae: Inuleae: Gnaphaliinae), 2. Muelleria 5(3):". Muelleria. 5 (3): 204–205. Retrieved 22 November 2025.