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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Tribe
  
Gnaphalieae

Higher classification
  
Daisy family

Order
  
Asterales

Scientific name
  
Euchiton

Rank
  
Genus

Euchiton httpsflorabasedpawwagovausciencetimage19

Similar
  
Daisy family, Euchiton involucratus, Cymbonotus, Angianthus

Euchiton is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family. They are native to Australasia and the Pacific. Some have been introduced far outside their native ranges.

Euchiton Euchiton Wikipedia

These are annual and perennial herbs. Some have rhizomes, and most have stolons. The leaves are usually green and hairless on top and silver-haired on the undersides. Most have purple florets.

Euchiton Euchiton involucratus Star Cudweed at Mount Mugga Mugga Canberra

The taxonomy of the genus is still unclear and is likely to change. Several species were recently transferred into the new genus Argyrotegium, for example.

Euchiton Euchiton collinus
Species
  1. Euchiton argentifolius - New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
  2. Euchiton audax - New Zealand (North + South)
  3. Euchiton brassii - Papua New Guinea
  4. Euchiton breviscapus - New Guinea
  5. Euchiton collinus - Tasmania, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia
  6. Euchiton delicatus - New Zealand (North + South)
  7. Euchiton ensifer - New Zealand (South)
  8. Euchiton involucratus - common cudweed, star cudweed - Taiwan, Java, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia
  9. Euchiton japonicus - father-and-child plant - New South Wales, Queensland, Japan
  10. Euchiton lateralis - New Zealand (North + South), Tasmania
  11. Euchiton limosus - New Zealand (North + South), Victoria, South Australia
  12. Euchiton litticola - Tasmania
  13. Euchiton paludosus - New Zealand (North + South)
  14. Euchiton polylepis - New Zealand (North + South)
  15. Euchiton ruahinicus - New Zealand (North + South)
  16. Euchiton sphaericus - star cudweed, tropical creeping cudweed - Taiwan, Java, Philippines, Australia, Norfolk Island, New Zealand (North + South + Kermadec), New Caledonia
  17. Euchiton traversii - New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, New Zealand (North + South)
  18. Euchiton umbricola - New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
Euchiton Euchiton sphaericus Star Cudweed at Mount Fairy NSW Canberra
Euchiton Euchiton japonicus New Zealand Plant Conservation Network

Euchiton globe cottonleaf Euchiton sphaericus iNaturalistorg

References

Euchiton Wikipedia