Kelleria bogongensis

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

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

Description[edit]

Range[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kelleria bogongensis". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  2. ^ a b c "Flora of Victoria". vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  3. ^ Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Kelleria bogongensis (Kelleria)". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2023-01-31.