Asteridea asteroides

Asteridea asteroides is a herb in the Asteraceae family, which is endemic to Western Australia.^[3] It was first described in 1853 by Nikolai Turczaninow as Trichostegia asteroides.^[1][4] In 1980, G. Kroner assigned it to the genus, Asteridea, giving it the name Asteridea asteroides.^[1][2] It is a perennial herb, growing on sand or gravelly sand to heights of from 5 cm to 30 cm. Its white flowers may seen from August to November in Beard's South-West Province.^[5]

Asteridea asteroides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Asteridea
Species:	A. asteroides
Binomial name
Asteridea asteroides (Turcz.) Kroner[1][2]
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[3]
Asteridea multiceps A.Gray Athrixia asteroides (Turcz.) C.A.Gardner Athrixia multiceps Benth. Athrixia multiceps var. tenella Benth. Trichostegia asteroides Turcz.