Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol. 98 (6): 105 (1994)
Taxonomic status:Accepted
Occurrence status:Present
Establishment means:Native
Erect, wholly greyish-cottony annuals or biennials, 15–55 cm high. Leaves linear, lanceolate or oblanceolate, 1–6.5 cm long, 0.2–0.8 cm wide, margins sometimes undulate and somewhat revolute, often subamplexicaul. Capitula c. 3–4 mm long, c. 5–20 in clusters; involucral bracts 2–3.5 mm long, the outermost shiny, yellow-brown; female florets 50–100, barely exceeding the involucre; bisexual florets 5–10, corollas yellow. Cypselas ellipsoid-cylindric, c. 0.5 mm long; pappus bristles 8–12, c. 3 mm long. Flowers most of year.
Brid, CVU, DunT, EGL, EGU, GipP, Glep, Gold, GGr, HFE, HNF, HSF, LoM, MonT, MuF, MuM, MSB, NIS, OtP, OtR, RobP, SnM, Strz, VAlp, VRiv, VVP, WaP, WPro, Wim. All States. Cosmopolitan. A common plant of gardens, crops etc. and a colonizer of open, disturbed ground in natural vegetation throughout the State.
Bioregion | Occurrence status | Establishment means | |
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Lowan Mallee | present | native | |
Murray Mallee | present | native | |
Wimmera | present | native | |
Glenelg Plain | present | native | |
Bridgewater | present | native | |
Victorian Volcanic Plain | present | native | |
Victorian Riverina | present | native | |
Murray Scroll Belt | present | native | |
Robinvale Plains | present | native | |
Murray Fans | present | native | |
Gippsland Plain | present | native | |
Otway Plain | present | native | |
Warrnambool Plain | present | native | |
Goldfields | present | native | |
Central Victorian Uplands | present | native | |
Greater Grampians | present | native | |
Dundas Tablelands | present | native | |
Northern Inland Slopes | present | native | |
East Gippsland Lowlands | present | native | |
East Gippsland Uplands | present | native | |
Wilsons Promontory | present | native | |
Highlands-Southern Fall | present | native | |
Highlands-Northern Fall | present | native | |
Otway Ranges | present | native | |
Strzelecki Ranges | present | native | |
Monaro Tablelands | present | native | |
Highlands-Far East | present | native | |
Victorian Alps | present | native | |
Snowy Mountains | present | native |