Fuzzy New Holland Daisy
Vittadinia cuneata
Rounded perennial herb or subshrub. Stems and leaves covered with straight stiff hairs tipped with a gland (glandular). Small daisy flowers with mauve petals (ray florets) and fluffy seedheads.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Flora Type | Herbs |
| Former Scientific Name | Vittadinia cuneata var. cuneata |
| Other Common Names | Fuzzweed |
| Distinctive Features | Broad wedge-shaped leaves up to 2 cm long, usually folded together lengthways, with two pairs of teeth in the margin above the middle of the leaf. Straight stiff hairs on stem. |
| Biology | Perennial herb or subshrub. Short-lived. Clay soils and loams in grasslands, forest and woodlands. Fluffy seeds dispersed by wind. |
| Native Status | Native |
| Flowering Time | Oct-Mar |
| Taxonomy | |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants) |
| Class | Equisetopsida |
| Order | Asterales |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Genus | Vittadinia |
| Species | cuneata |
Some can only be identified using a hand lens looking at the shape and texture of the seed. After the Italian fungi expert Carlo Vittadini (1800-1865).
| Interesting Facts | |
|---|---|
| Similar Species | There are a number of varieties within this species. Very similar to V. gracilis but distinguished by stiff hairs on the stem and leaves whilst V. gracilis has white soft cottony hairs. |
| Native Status | Native |