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Calotis hispidula


Prostrate to upright hairy daisy to 12 cm tall. Stemless leaves tapering evenly to base to 20mm long and up to 8 mm wide. Ball-like flowerheads. Seeds form spiny burrs.


Details
Flora Type
Herbs
Other Common Names
Hairy Burr Daisy, Bogan Flea
Distinctive Features

Hairy short daisy with tiny pale green-yellow semi-open flowers with minute ray-shaped petals.

Biology

Annual. Grows in heavy clays to shallow stony soils, in a wide variety of communities, locally common.

Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

May-Oct

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

There are about 26 species of Calotis, most native to Australia.


Interesting Facts
Native Status
Native