Dentella minutissima, common name tiny teeth,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae and was first described in 1922 by Cyril Tenison White & William Douglas Francis, from a specimen collected near Winton.[3][4]
| Dentella minutissima | |
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| In Nocoleche Nature Reserve | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Dentella |
| Species: | D. minutissima
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| Binomial name | |
| Dentella minutissima | |
It is found growing on sand and grey clay on river banks and in creek beds.[1] "(Plants) often grow in concentric belts or rings parallel to the receding waterline as they colonise newly exposed mudflats".[5]
Plants of the world online lists it as being found in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland,[6] but PlantNET describes it as also being found in New South Wales, in the Nocoleche Nature Reserve and the Cuttaburra Creek system north west of Bourke, and in South Australia.[1]
In New South Wales it is listed as an endangered species,[1][5] but in Queensland it is listed as being of "least concern".[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "PlantNET - FloraOnline: Dentella minutissima". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Species profile—Dentella minutissima". Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Dentella minutissima". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ White, C.T. & Francis, W.D. (1922). "Contributions to the Queensland Flora". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland. 33: 156. doi:10.5962/p.351473.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Dentella minutissima - profile | NSW Environment, Energy and Science". www.environment.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "Dentella minutissima C.T.White & W.D.Francis | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
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