Austral Bear's-ear

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Cymbonotus preissianus

Perennial to 30 cm high with flat green irregularly-toothed rosette leaves to 15 cm long, 2-5 cm wide, furry beneath. Daisy flower yellow, 8-30 mm across, on long stalk.

Details
Flora Type
Herbs
Distinctive Features

Yellow daisy with a rosette of leaves.
Biology

Perennial. Occurs on loams and clay soils in woodlands, often in leaf litter, roadsides and disturbed areas. Persists in grazed sites.
Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Aug-Mar
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Cymbonotus
Species
preissianus

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Roots used a food source by Aborigines. Flowers are a nectar source for butterflies.

Interesting Facts
Similar Species

C. lawsonianus tends to have smaller parts, leaves are less toothed.
Native Status
Native