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|familia=Apiaceae
|familia=Apiaceae
|genus=Actinotus
|genus=Actinotus
|species=minor
|species=minor
|common_name=Lesser flannel flower
|common_name=Lesser flannel flower
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=9
|max_zone=9
|image=Upload.png
|image=Bairne Track White Fliower.jpg
|image_width=240
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'''''Actinotus minor''''', the '''Lesser Flannel Flower''' is a common plant growing in [[heathland]] in moist areas not far from [[Sydney]], [[Australia]].
A small shrub, 15 to 50 cm tall, with white flowers, similar to the related and more famous [[Actinotus helianthi|Flannel Flower]].<ref>Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 9780731812110 page 124</ref>
Leaves are small and pointed, divided in threes. 6 to 8 mm long, white below the leaf. The leaf stem is up to 12 mm long. Stems are long and slender. Flowers are 12 mm wide, without petals, but they look similar to [[daisies]], with the [[bract]]s appearing as petals. Flowering can occur at any time of year, though mostly in summer. Flower stems are between 4 and 12 cm long. The hairy egg-shaped fruit capsule is 2 to 3 mm long.<ref>{{cite web |title=''Actinotus minor''|work=PlantNET - NSW Flora Online retrieved September 22nd, 2010|url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Actinotus~minor}}</ref>
==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
