Leucophyta

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Species of plant

title: "Leucophyta" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["gnaphalieae", "monotypic-asteraceae-genera", "asterales-of-australia", "flora-of-south-australia", "flora-of-tasmania", "flora-of-victoria-(state)", "eudicots-of-western-australia"] description: "Species of plant" topic_path: "geography/australia" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucophyta" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Leucophyta is a plant genus which is endemic to Australia. The genus was first formally described by botanist Robert Brown in 1818.

The sole species in the genus is Leucophyta brownii, also known as cushion bush.

Leucophyta brownii is a small, rounded shrub with tangled tomentose branchlets that give it a silvery appearance. Although it can grow up to a metre high, it is more usually 0.2 to 0.7 metres high. It produces flowers during summer (December to February in Australia), which are white-yellow globular heads and about 1 cm in diameter.

The species is common in cultivation in Australia, with a selected dwarf form from Tasmania, known by the cultivar name 'Silver Nugget', also grown.

Habitat

Leucophyta brownii is found in coastal environments. It commonly occurs on the exposed faces of cliffs and dunes on the south coast of Australia.

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References

References

  1. "Balladonia P.S.Short". [[Royal Botanic Gardens Kew]].
  2. (2002). "Horticultural Flora of South-Eastern Australia. Volume 4. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 3. The identification of garden and cultivated plants.". University of New South Wales Press.
  3. "''Leucophyta''". Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra.
  4. Brown, R. (1818) Observations on the Natural Family of Plants called Compositae. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 12: 106.
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  6. Cassini, A.H.G. de in Cuvier, F. (ed.) (1823) Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles Edn. 2, 26: 159.
  7. "FloraBase – The Western Australian Flora: ''Leucophyta brownii Cass.''".
  8. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070916154554/http://www.burkesbackyard.com.au/2000/archives/2000/in_the_garden/flowering_plants_and_shrubs/silver_nugget Burke's Backyard: ''Silver Nugget'']
  9. Costermans, L.. (1981). "Native Trees and Shrubs of South-eastern Australia". Rigby.
  10. [https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/1d803ae9-83f7-4f6b-9ab2-015167120cf7 VicFlora: ''Leucophyta''] based on Short, P.S. (1999) ''Leucophyta''. In: Walsh, N.G.; [[Timothy John Entwisle. Entwisle, T.J.]] (eds), Flora of Victoria Vol. 4, Cornaceae to Asteraceae. Inkata Press, Melbourne
  11. [https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/1c165fca-558c-4b1a-95b2-ce61d1e747f4 VicFlora: ''Leucophyta brownii''] based on Short, P.S. (1999) ''Leucophyta''. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J. (eds), Flora of Victoria Vol. 4, Cornaceae to Asteraceae. Inkata Press, Melbourne

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