Flora of Victoria

Shrubs to c. 2 m high, young growth cobwebby. Leaves with lamina obovate to broadly obovate or elliptic to broadly elliptic, 2–6 cm long, 1–5.5 cm wide, entire or toothed, glabrous to cottony or woolly, somewhat leathery, midrib prominent. Capitula 3–12 per inflorescence; involucral bracts c. 3–5 mm long; ray florets 4–13 per capitulum, the yellow lamina 7–14 mm long. Fruit globose, c. 8 mm long, smooth, finally dark-purple or black.

*Brid, *CVU, *DunT, *EGL, *EGU, *GipP, *Glep, *Gold, *HSF, *LoM, *MonT, *MuM, *OtP, *OtR, *Strz, *VRiv, *VVP, *WaP, *Wim.

Chrysanthemoides monilifera has been targeted for biological control, with beetles of the genus Chrysolina and a geometrid moth having been released. 6 subspecies, 2 naturalised in Australia.

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

Updated by: Val Stajsic, 2019-12-12

Key to the subspecies of Chrysanthemoides monilifera

life Life

kingdom Plantae

phylum Tracheophyta

class Magnoliopsida

superorder Asteranae

order Asterales

family Asteraceae

genus Chrysanthemoides

Higher taxa

species Chrysanthemoides monilifera (L.) Norl.

Subordinate taxa

subspecies Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. monilifera

subspecies Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. rotundata (DC.) Norl.

Victoria

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

Bioregion	Occurrence status	Establishment means
Lowan Mallee	present	naturalised
Murray Mallee	present	naturalised
Wimmera	present	naturalised
Glenelg Plain	present	naturalised
Bridgewater	present	introduced
Victorian Volcanic Plain	present	naturalised
Victorian Riverina	present	introduced
Gippsland Plain	present	naturalised
Otway Plain	present	naturalised
Warrnambool Plain	present	naturalised
Goldfields	present	naturalised
Central Victorian Uplands	present	naturalised
Dundas Tablelands	present	introduced
East Gippsland Lowlands	present	naturalised
East Gippsland Uplands	present	introduced
Highlands-Southern Fall	present	naturalised
Otway Ranges	present	naturalised
Strzelecki Ranges	present	introduced
Monaro Tablelands	present	introduced

Bioregions of Victoria

State distribution

State
Western Australia
South Australia
Queensland
New South Wales
Australian Capital Territory
Victoria
Tasmania