Anthocercis viscosa

Taxobox
name = Sticky Tailflower

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image_width = 240px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Solanales
familia = Solanaceae
genus = "Anthocercis"
species = "A. viscosa"
binomial = "Anthocercis viscosa"
binomial_authority = R.Br.

"Anthocercis viscosa", also known as Sticky Tailflower, is a species of shrub in the Solanaceae family, native to the south coast of Western Australia. It grows up to 3 metres in height and produces white or cream flowers between May and August (late autumn to late winter) in its native range.

Taxonomy

The species was first formally described by botanist Robert Brown in 1810 in "Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae". Two subspecies are currently recognised:
*"A. viscosa" subsp. "caudata" Haegi
*"A. viscosa" R.Br. subsp. "viscosa"

References

*APNI | name = "Anthocercis viscosa" | id = 41358
*FloraBase|name= "Anthocercis viscosa" |id=6950