Gunniopsis tenuifolia, commonly known as the narrow-leaf pigface, is a succulent plant in the iceplant family, Aizoaceae. It is endemic to Australia.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Genus: | Gunniopsis |
| Species: | G. tenuifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Gunniopsis tenuifolia | |
The perennial glabrous shrub has a rounded habit and typically grows to a height of 1 metre (3.3 ft). It has a reddish tinge to the branchlets. The terete yellow-green leaves are approximately 62 mm (2.4 in) long and 2 mm (0.08 in) wide. It blooms between August and January producing small green-yellow flowers.[1]
It is found on rocky lopes of low hills, clay flats and depressions that flood periodically flooding usually in open mallee woodland areas in central South Australia, between Leigh Creek and Arckaringa where it grows in clay soils.[1]
Taxonomy and naming edit
The species was first formally described by Robert Chinnock in 1983 in the article The Australian genus Gunniopsis Pax (Aizoaceae) in the Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens.[2] The specific epithet (tenuifolia) is from Latin tenuifolius, meaning "slender-leaved".[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Gunniopsis tenuifolia (Aizoaceae) Narrow-leaf Pigface". Seeds of South Australia. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ "Gunniopsis tenuifolia Chinnock". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ Chinnock, R. J. (1983). The Australian genus Gunniopsis Pax (Aizoaceae). Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 6(2): 133-179.