Английская Википедия:Actites

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Actites, commonly known as the dune thistle, beach thistle or coastal sow thistle,[1] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to Australia and contains only one species, Actites megalocarpa . It is a large, clumping herb with yellow flowers.

Description

Actites megalocarpus is a fleshy perennial herb. The leaves are stiff, prominently veined, margins toothed and wavy, elliptic to oblanceolate shaped, Шаблон:Cvt long, Шаблон:Cvt wide, either tapering at the base or heart-shaped and sessile. The yellow dandelion-like flowers are Шаблон:Cvt in diameter, occasionally pale purple near the base, and on a peduncle Шаблон:Cvt long. The bracts are narrow-triangular shaped, the lower midrib of outer bracts has spines. Flowering occurs from September to June and the fruit is a compressed, light to dark brown one-seeded achene, Шаблон:Cvt long with 3 longitudinal ribs.[1][2]

Taxonomy and naming

Actites megalocarpus was first formally described in 1976 by Nicholas Sean Lander and the description was published in Telopea.[3][4] The specific epithet (megalocarpus) means "large fruited".[5]

Distribution and habitat

Dune thistle is usually found on coastal dunes and cliffs from Toorbul in Queensland to Middleton Beach in Western Australia and the south-east coast of Tasmania.[2][6][7]

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