Ind. Sem. Hort. Petrop. 2: 26 (1835) APNI
Taxonomic status:Accepted
Occurrence status:Present
Establishment means:Naturalised
Erect herb, 30–100 cm high; stems sparsely strigose, often almost glabrous. Leaves stiffly hairy, apex acute, base cuneate to subcordate, margins undulate; rosette leaves lanceolate, 3–9 cm long, 5–15 mm wide; cauline leaves lanceo-late, becoming smaller towards inflorescence. Sepals narrow-lanceolate, 2–4 mm long, acute, scarcely connate at base, elongating to 5–7 mm in fruit; corolla 5–10 mm long, throat open and glabrous, orange or orange-yellow, tube somewhat longer than lobes; stamens inserted in corolla throat. Mericarps ovoid, 3–3.5 mm long, transversely wrinkled; dorsal and marginal ridges well developed, muricate. Flowers Sep.–Dec.
*CVU, *EGL, *EGU, *GipP, *Gold, *HNF, *HSF, *MuF, *MuM, *OtP, *RobP, *VRiv, *VVP, *Wim. Also naturalised Qld, NSW. Native to North America. A widespread weed of pastures, cultivated land and other disturbed sites.
Bioregion | Occurrence status | Establishment means | |
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Murray Mallee | present | naturalised | |
Wimmera | present | naturalised | |
Victorian Volcanic Plain | present | naturalised | |
Victorian Riverina | present | naturalised | |
Robinvale Plains | present | introduced | |
Murray Fans | present | naturalised | |
Gippsland Plain | present | naturalised | |
Otway Plain | present | introduced | |
Goldfields | present | naturalised | |
Central Victorian Uplands | present | naturalised | |
East Gippsland Lowlands | present | naturalised | |
East Gippsland Uplands | present | naturalised | |
Highlands-Southern Fall | present | naturalised | |
Highlands-Northern Fall | present | naturalised |
State |
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Queensland |
New South Wales |
Australian Capital Territory |
Victoria |