Gunn's Flat-herb

Images ©:
©Solenogyne gunnii Russell Best CC2.5, Solenogyne gunnii Sue Guymer CC2.5, Solenogyne gunnii Russell Best CC2.5

Solenogyne gunnii


Small herb up to 20 cm tall by 10 cm wide. Leaves dull green, up to 60 cm long, arranged in a rosette. Single brownish-green daisy-like flowerheads with 15-30 pale petal-like bracts held upright on a short stout stalk.


Details
Flora Type
Herbs
Former Scientific Name
Solenogyne gunnii var. belliodes, Lagenophora gunnii
Distinctive Features

Whole plant softly hairy. Leaves 9-13 toothed in a rosette at the base of the plant.

Biology

Perennial. Grows in depressions in moist soils and disturbed areas.

Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Sep-Feb

Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Solenogyne
Species
gunnii

Favoured by mowing or slashing, which reduces crowding out by taller grasses. Short stature and prostrate form also protect it from grazing.


Interesting Facts
Similar Species

Often co-exist with S. dominii which is hairless and has many (>35) small petals making up the daisy flower.

Native Status
Native