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Flannel Flowers
Actinotus
Actinotus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, subfamily Mackinlayoideae, with about 18 species. It is native to Australasia. Its best known member is the flannel flower, a common sight in Sydney bushland in the spring. The generic name, meaning "furnished with rays" is derived from the Greek stem aktin-/ακτιν- "ray" or "sunbeam".
Most species are endemic to Australia with one from New Zealand. Other notable species are A. schwarzii from the Macdonnell Ranges in Central Australia, which closely resembles A. helianthi in appearance, and the rare pink-flowering A. forsythii from the Blue Mountains.
20 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Flannel Flower
speciesActinotus helianthi
Lesser Flannel Flower
speciesActinotus minor
Pink flannel flower
speciesActinotus forsythii
Flannel Flower
speciesActinotus leucocephalus
Actinotus omnifertilis
speciesActinotus omnifertilis
New Zealand Flannel Flower
speciesActinotus novae-zelandiae
tiny flannel flower
speciesActinotus bellidioides
Actinotus glomeratus
speciesActinotus glomeratus
Actinotus gibbonsii
speciesActinotus gibbonsii
crimson flannel flower
speciesActinotus suffocatus
splitleaf flannel flower
speciesActinotus moorei
Actinotus rhomboideus
speciesActinotus rhomboideus
Actinotus schwarzii
speciesActinotus schwarzii
Actinotus humilis
speciesActinotus humilis
Actinotus superbus
speciesActinotus superbus
Actinotus repens
speciesActinotus repens
Actinotus laxus
speciesActinotus laxus
Actinotus periculosus
speciesActinotus periculosus
Actinotus paddisonii
speciesActinotus paddisonii
Actinotus whicheranus
speciesActinotus whicheranus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 83625.