Biology:Kelleria bogongensis

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Kelleria bogongensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Kelleria
Species:
K. bogongensis
Binomial name
Kelleria bogongensis
Marks

Kelleria bogongensis is a Victorian endemic species in the family Thymelaeaceae.[1][2]

Description

Range

The species is known only from the Bogong High Plains where it grows in alpine tussock grasslands.[2] It is listed as Vulnerable in Australia and Critically Endangered in Victoria.[3]

Taxonomy

The species was formally included in Kelleria laxa, which is now a New Zealand endemic.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q27828522 entry