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Chondropyxis

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Species
  
C. halophila

Rank
  
Genus

Order
  
Asterales

Higher classification
  
Daisy family

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Chondropyxis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae, containing the single species Chondropyxis halophila. It is endemic to Australia, where it is distributed in Western Australia and South Australia. Its common name is salt button-daisy.

This plant is a semi-succulent annual herb growing just a few centimeters tall. It produces yellow-brown flowers. It occurs on the margins of salt lakes in sand and gypsum soils.

This species was described in 1986 from a specimen collected just south of Penong, South Australia.

References

Chondropyxis Wikipedia