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Leptorhynchos scaber

Erect annual daisy up to 20 cm tall. Branches at the base with erect stems that have stalked glands and ridged hairs. Short elliptical leaves at the base 1-4 cm long. Small hemispherical yellow button flowers.

Details
Flora Type
Herbs
Former Scientific Name
Leptorhynchos scaber
Distinctive Features

Leaves have distinctive glandular hairs that make it rough to the touch.
Biology

Annual. Open grasslands.
Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Sep-Nov
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Leptorhynchos
Species
scaber

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Threatened in eastern Australia; recently rediscovered in the Riverina.

Interesting Facts
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Native Status
Native