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'''''Actinotus''''' is a genus of flowering plants of the [[Mackinlayaceae]] family, with about 18 species. It is native to [[Australasia]]. Its best known member is the [[Actinotus helianthi|Sydney Flannel Flower]], a common site in [[Sydney]] bushland in the spring. The generic name, meaning "furnished with rays" is derived from the [[Ancient Greek|Greek]] stem ''aktin-''/ακτιν- "ray" or "sunbeam".<ref> {{cite book|author=Liddell & Scott|year=1980|title=Greek-English Lexicon, Abridged Edition |publisher=Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK|isbn=0-19-910207-4}}</ref><ref name = "Blombery65">{{cite journal | author = Blombery, Alec | year = 1965 | title = The genus ''Actinotus'' | journal = Australian Plants | volume = 3 | issue = 22 | pages = 63–65 | publisher = [[ASGAP]] | id=ISSN 0005-0008}}</ref>
Most species are endemic to Australia with one from [[New Zealand]]. Other notable species are ''[[Actinotus schwarzii|A. schwarzii]]'' from the [[Macdonnell Ranges]] in [[Central Australia]], which closely resembles ''A. helianthi'' in appearance, and the rare pink flowering ''[[Actinotus forsythii|A. forsythii]]'' from the [[Blue Mountains (Australia)|Blue Mountains]].<ref name = "Blombery65"/>
==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
==Varieties==
==Species==
Species include:<ref name=APNI>{{cite web |url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=ACTINOTUS|title=''Actinotus'' |accessdate=2008-09-14|work= [[Australian Plant Name Index]] (APNI), IBIS database|publisher = Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra}}</ref>
*''[[Actinotus bellidioides]]''<small> (Hook.f.) Benth.</small>
*''[[Actinotus forsythii]]''<small> Maiden & Betche</small>
*''[[Actinotus gibbonsii]]''<small> F.Muell.</small>
*''[[Actinotus glomeratus]]''<small> Benth.</small>
*''[[Actinotus helianthi]]''<small> Labill.</small>
*''[[Actinotus humilis]]''<small> (F.Muell. & Tate) Domin</small>
*''[[Actinotus leucocephalus]]''<small> Benth.</small>
*''[[Actinotus minor]]''<small> (Sm.) DC.</small>
*''[[Actinotus moorei]]''<small> F.Muell. ex Rodway</small>
*''[[Actinotus omnifertilis]]''<small> (F.Muell.) Benth.</small>
*''[[Actinotus paddisonii]]''<small> R.T.Baker</small>
*''[[Actinotus rhomboideus]]''<small> (Turcz.) Benth.</small>
*''[[Actinotus schwarzii]]''<small> F.Muell.</small>
*''[[Actinotus suffocatus]]''<small> (Hook.f.) Rodway</small>
*''[[Actinotus superbus]]''<small> O.H.Sarg.</small>
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