Rhodanthe stuartiana
(Sond. & F.Muell.) Paul G.WilsonAscending to erect annual to c. 25 cm high, branches sparsely cottony. Leaves alternate, linear or oblanceolate, 5–35 mm long, 1–2 mm wide, c. glabrous but a few curled, cottony-hairs usually present. Capitula homogamous, hemispherical to radiate, 12–15 mm long, solitary; involucral bracts several-seriate, outer bracts small, pale brown, inner bracts with a pronounced claw and white, spreading lamina 5–12 mm long. Florets 20–50, bisexual. Cypselas c. 2 mm long, densely silky-hairy; pappus caducous, of c. 5–10 plumose bristles dilated and shortly connate toward the base. Flowers Aug.–Oct.
LoM, MuM, Wim, MSB, RobP. Also SA, NSW. Confined in Victoria to the north-west where usually occurring in sandy soils in mallee eucalypt communities and herbfields. An old record from Dimboola (south of its presently known range) is questionable.
Short, P.S. (1999). Rhodanthe. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J., Flora of Victoria Vol. 4, Cornaceae to Asteraceae, pp. 752–757. Inkata Press, Melbourne.
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