Anthocercis littorea

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|name = Yellow tailflower

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|genus = Anthocercis

|species = littorea

|authority = Labill.

|synonyms = Anthocercis glabella Miers

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Anthocercis littorea, also known as yellow tailflower, is a species of shrub in the family Solanaceae. It is native to Western Australia where it grows on coastal limestone and dunes as well as sandplains.

Description

It usually grows to between 0.6 and 3 metres in height and produces yellow flowers throughout the year in its native range.{{FloraBase|name= Anthocercis littorea |id=6949}}

The species was first formally described by French naturalist Jacques Labillardière in 1806 in Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen.{{APNI | name = Anthocercis littorea | id = 41241}}

References

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Category:Nicotianoideae

Category:Solanales of Australia

Category:Eudicots of Western Australia

Category:Plants described in 1806

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