Leiocarpa websteri
(S.Moore) Paul G.WilsonBushy perennial, 10–40 cm high; young stems usually glandular-scabrous, often cobwebbed. Leaves linear to oblanceolate or spathulate, mostly 1.5–4 cm long and 2–5 mm wide, acuminate, mucronate, both surfaces glandular-scabrous, often cobwebbed, usually more densely above, margins sometimes undulate. Capitula hemispherical to broad-campanulate, 10–20 mm diam.; involucral bracts more or less linear, to 6 mm long, unequal, densely glandular-hairy; outer bracts lacking scarious apices; inner bracts with subulate, laciniate-ciliate, scarious apices. Florets bright yellow. Cypselas 1.5–3 mm long, with sparse to moderately dense glandular hairs towards apex; pappus bristles 10–24, 3–5 mm long. Flowers mainly spring (also sporadically throughout the year depending upon rain).
LoM, MuM, Wim, VVP, VRiv, MSB, RobP, MuF, Gold. Also WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW. Locally common in north-central to north-western Victoria, usually in open woodland, grassy woodland, and grassland on a variety of soils, often in disturbed areas such as roadsides.
Jeanes, J.A. (1999). Asteraceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J., Flora of Victoria Vol. 4, Cornaceae to Asteraceae, pp. 652–666. Inkata Press, Melbourne.
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