Moss Sunray
Hyalosperma demissum
Rounded much-branched tiny daisy with narrow tapering bright green cylindrical leaves. Tiny stalkless white-flowered daisies clustered in the leaves.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Flora Type | Herbs |
| Former Scientific Name | Helipterum demissum |
| Distinctive Features | Tiny plant with clusters of daisies and fluffy seedheads flowering in winter. Entire plant sparsely hairy. |
| Biology | Annual or ephemeral. Moist well-drained shallow soils on rock pavements and shallow rocky outcrops n open dry forest and grasslands, environments that get easily invaded by weeds and trampled by browsing animals. |
| Native Status | Native |
| Flowering Time | Aug-Oct |
| Taxonomy | |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants) |
| Class | Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants) |
| Order | Asterales |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Genus | Hyalosperma |
| Species | glutinosum |
Early flowering so often overlooked. Often with other small annuals, lilies and orchids, some of which are threatened.
| 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 |