Waitzia

Waitzia
Waitzia acuminata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae
Genus: Waitzia
J.C.Wendl. 1808 not Rchb. 1828 (Iridaceae)
Synonyms[1]
  • Helichrysum sect. Waitzia (J.C.Wendl.) Baill.

Waitzia is a genus of Australian plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae. The genus is native to Australia, where it grows in Western Australia, the Northern Territory, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.[2]

Species[3]
  1. Waitzia acuminata Steetz - orange immortelle
  2. Waitzia corymbosa J.C.Wendl.
  3. Waitzia nitida (Lindl.) Paul G.Wilson - golden waitzia
  4. Waitzia podolepis (Gaudich.) Benth.
  5. Waitzia suaveolens (Benth.) Druce - fragrant waitzia
formerly included[3]

see Haptotrichion, Pterochaeta & Rhodanthe

  1. ^ The International Plant Names Index
  2. ^ Wendland, Johann Christoph. 1808. Collectio Plantarum 2: 13
  3. ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist