Pale Plover-daisy

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Leiocarpa leptolepis

Much-branched bushy herb or subshrub to 40 cm high, with a woody base. Young stems covered in rough cob-webby hairs. Spade-shaped small leaves with wavy margins alternate up the stem. Bright bell-shaped yellow daisy flowers 10-20 cm diameter.

Details
Flora Type
Herbs
Former Scientific Name
Helichrysum leptolepis, Leiocarpa websteri, Ixiolaena leptolepis
Other Common Names
Stalked Plover-daisy
Distinctive Features

Leaf surfaces densely hairy and cobwebby, more densely so on upper surface.
Biology

Perennial. Found in plains grassland and woodland in a range of soil types, including disturbed areas and roadsides.
Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Sep-Jan
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Leiocarpa
Species
leptolepis

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Leiocarpa is distinguished from the similar Leptorhynchos by its seeds and the bracts under the flowerheads. Both features need a hand lens or microscope to distinguish.

Interesting Facts
Similar Species

Similar to Leiocarpa panaetioides but smaller leaves and flowerheads.
Native Status
Native