Sp. Pl. 831 (1753) APNI
Taxonomic status:Accepted
Occurrence status:Present
Establishment means:Naturalised
Erect annual herb to 1 m high; stems glabrous or sparsely hairy. Leaves broad-lanceolate to broad-ovate in outline, mostly 6–15 cm long, 2–7 cm wide, usually 3-lobed, sometimes simple or 5-lobed, c. glabrous except for tiny antrorse hairs on margins and veins, margins toothed or shallowly lobed; petiole winged, to c. 4 cm long. Capitula 10–25 mm diam.; outer involucral bracts leaf-like, c. spathulate, to c. 40 mm long, often far exceeding florets; inner bracts lanceolate, 8–12 mm long. Ray florets yellow. Cypselas oblong-cuneate, 4–8 mm long, compressed, ribbed, retrorsely barbed on ribs; pappus of 2–4 awns, 1.5–4 mm long. Flowers autumn and winter.
*EGL, *EGU, *GipP, *HNF, *HSF, *VRiv. Also naturalised NSW. Native to Europe. Naturalised in New Zealand. Uncommon in Victoria, but recorded from a few lowland riparian and swampy habitats in eastern Victoria.
Bioregion | Occurrence status | Establishment means | |
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Victorian Riverina | present | naturalised | |
Gippsland Plain | present | naturalised | |
East Gippsland Lowlands | present | naturalised | |
East Gippsland Uplands | present | naturalised | |
Highlands-Southern Fall | present | naturalised | |
Highlands-Northern Fall | present | introduced |
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New South Wales |
Victoria |
Tasmania |