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Lordhowea insularis

Lordhowea insularis
Photo: Paul Morris from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Native range
Lord Howe I.
Climate
wet tropical

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Lordhowea insularis is a species of flowering plants in the groundsel tribe within the daisy family. It is endemic to Australia's Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea.

Lordhowea insularis is a tall, woody herb growing to 1–2 m in height with distinctive, deeply toothed leaves and clusters of yellow flowers. It is found on basalt soils on open, sunny ridges, as well as in light-canopied forest. Its seeds are wind-dispersed.

Other Lordhowea plants

Almond Leaved Senecio · Forest Groundsel · Lordhowea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lordhowea insularis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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