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Triptilodiscus pygmaeus

Small, annual herb to 10 cm with tiny, yellow fluffy urn-shaped flowers. Narrow bright green leaves with long hairs and wavy margins.

Details
Flora Type
Herbs
Former Scientific Name
Helipterum australe
Distinctive Features

Flowerheads surrounded by a cluster of bright green leaves.
Biology

Annual. Found on well-drained soils in open grasslands and woodlands. Tolerates dry conditions but flowers prolifically in good seasons.
Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Sep-Dec
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Triptilodiscus
Species
pygmaeus

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Flowers early in the season and dries up very quickly.

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 Triptilodiscus.
Native Status
Native