Flora of Victoria

Basal leaves c. obovate to spathulate, mostly 1 cm wide or more (up to c. 4 cm), serrate, biserrate or pinnatifid, usually tapered rather abruptly; petiole subequal in length to leaf blade; ray florets usually white; cypsela faces glabrous to weakly pubescent in central region. Flowers mostly Sep.–Jan.

CVU, Gold, LoM, MuF, MuM, MSB, OtP, RobP, VRiv, VVP, Wim. Also SA, Qld, NSW. Formerly widespread in grassland and open woodlands on fertile plains in lower-rainfall areas west and north of Melbourne, but now rather rare through grazing and clearing for agriculture.

Source: Walsh, N.G. (1999). Calotis. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J. (eds), Flora of Victoria Vol. 4, Cornaceae to Asteraceae. Inkata Press, Melbourne.

Updated by: Val Stajsic, 2018-02-09

life Life

kingdom Plantae

phylum Tracheophyta

class Magnoliopsida

superorder Asteranae

order Asterales

family Asteraceae

genus Calotis

species Calotis scabiosifolia Sond. & F.Muell.

Higher taxa

variety Calotis scabiosifolia var. scabiosifolia

Victoria

**Source:** AVH (2014). *Australia's Virtual Herbarium*, Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria, <http://avh.chah.org.au>. Find Calotis scabiosifolia var. scabiosifolia in AVH ; *Victorian Biodiversity Atlas*, © The State of Victoria, Department of Environment and Primary Industries (published Dec. 2014) Find Calotis scabiosifolia var. scabiosifolia in Victorian Biodiversity Atlas

Bioregion	Occurrence status	Establishment means
Lowan Mallee	present	native
Murray Mallee	present	native
Wimmera	present	native
Victorian Volcanic Plain	present	native
Victorian Riverina	present	native
Murray Scroll Belt	present	native
Robinvale Plains	present	native
Murray Fans	present	native
Otway Plain	present	native
Goldfields	present	native
Central Victorian Uplands	present	native

Bioregions of Victoria

State distribution

State
South Australia
Queensland
New South Wales
Victoria