Gunniopsis divisa

Gunniopsis divisa is a succulent plant in the iceplant family, Aizoaceae. It is endemic to Western Australia.[1]

Gunniopsis divisa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Gunniopsis
Species:
G. divisa
Binomial name
Gunniopsis divisa

The annual herb typically grows to a height of 0.05 to 0.1 metres (0.2 to 0.3 ft). It blooms between August and October producing white to yellow flowers.[1] The base of the plant is often thickened. The green fleshy leaves are opposite.[2]

It is found along roadsides inland from Geraldton in the Mid West region of Western Australia where it grows in loamy soils often over quartz.[1]

The species was first formally described by Robert Chinnock in 1983 in the article The Australian genus Gunniopsis Pax (Aizoaceae) in the Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens.[3]

References

  1. "Gunniopsis divisa". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. "OPR Rail Proposal – Vegetation and Flora Assessment" (PDF). ecologia. March 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  3. "Gunniopsis divisa Chinnock". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
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