Asteraceae Bercht. & J.Presl
Xerochrysum hispidum T.L.Collins & I.Telford
, legitimate, scientific
[Collins, T.L., Schmidt-Lebuhn, A.N., Andrew, R.L., Telford, I.R.H. & Bruhl, J.J. (9 June 2022), There’s gold in them thar hills! Morphology and molecules delimit species in Xerochrysum (Asteraceae; Gnaphalieae) and reveal many new taxa. Australian Systematic Botany 35(2)]:
157-159, Figs 29 (map) & 30
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
"AUSTRALIA: New South Wales: South Western Plains: Mid Western Highway, 21 km from Rankins Springs towards West Wyalong, 12 Oct. 2019, I.R. Telford 13546, J.J. Bruhl & S. Dema, (holo: NSW!; iso: BRI!, CANB!, MEL!, NE 109359!, US!)."
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Etymology:
"The specific epithet is from the Latin, hispidus (rough, shaggy, hairy), in reference to the indumentum, comprising scattered, large, spreading septate trichomes, occurring abaxially along the leaf midrib and adaxially over the lamina, which are particularly helpful in identifying specimens."