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©Hyalosperma glutinosum

Hyalosperma glutinosum subsp. glutinosum

Erect glabrous or sparesly cottony straw daisy to 15 cm. Fine thin leaves all the way up the branched stems with cup-shaped yellow daisies.

Details
Flora Type
Herbs
Former Scientific Name
H. glutinosum , H. hyalospermum
Distinctive Features

Eye-catching cup-shaped yellow daisies, often in mass displays.
Biology

Annual. Sandy soils in mallee and woodland in semi-arid environments.
Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Aug-Nov
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Hyalosperma
Species
praecox

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Interesting Facts
Similar Species

Helipterum are now recognised as African and Eurasian plants and Australian members have been reclassified into a number of groups including Hyalospermum.
Native Status
Native