Woolly-heads

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Myriocephalus rhizocephalus

Woolly flattened white daisy-like flowerheads at ground level mixed in with the leaves. Thin yellow-green leaves.

Details
Flora Type
Herbs
Distinctive Features

Covered in cobwebbed hairs. Long fine grass-like leaves to 7 cm, almost succulent.
Biology

Annual. Moist well-drained soils. Often abundant in seasonally flooded areas. Shrivels quickly as soils dry out.
Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Aug-Oct
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Myriocephalus
Species
rhizocephalus

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

From the Greek myrios = many, kephale = heads, referring to the dense clusters of flowerheads.

Interesting Facts
Native Status
Native