Pterocaulon sphacelatum
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Pterocaulon sphacelatum is a species of flowering plant
in the Asteraceae
family.
It is found only in Australia
, where it is known as "Fruit-salad Plant" or "Applebush", as well as other Aboriginal names.
is subtropical
dry continental grasslands. It is a 20 cm - 120 cm self–seeding biennial forb
. It has spherical pinkish flower–heads. This plant is relatively common in Alice Springs.
The "Applebush" is an aromatic plant is used in Australian Aboriginal medicine.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
in the Asteraceae
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
family.
It is found only in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, where it is known as "Fruit-salad Plant" or "Applebush", as well as other Aboriginal names.
Description
Its natural habitatHabitat
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is subtropical
Subtropics
The subtropics are the geographical and climatical zone of the Earth immediately north and south of the tropical zone, which is bounded by the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, at latitudes 23.5°N and 23.5°S...
dry continental grasslands. It is a 20 cm - 120 cm self–seeding biennial forb
Forb
A forb is a herbaceous flowering plant that is not a graminoid . The term is used in biology and in vegetation ecology, especially in relation to grasslands and understory.-Etymology:...
. It has spherical pinkish flower–heads. This plant is relatively common in Alice Springs.
The "Applebush" is an aromatic plant is used in Australian Aboriginal medicine.