Plants of South Eastern New South Wales
Vittadinia gracilis
Common name
Woolly New Holland daisy
Family
Asteraceae
Where found
Dry forest, woodland, grassy areas, and roadsides. Widespread.
Notes
Shrubby perennial (rarely annual) herb to 0.4 m tall with stems produced annually from a woody rootstock. Stems and leaves with soft white hairs, often slightly sticky. Leaves alternating up the stems, 0.5-4 cm long, 1-8 mm wide, flat to folded lengthwise, hairy to slightly hairy, slightly sticky, margins entire, occasionally with a pair of small teeth at the broadest part, tips blunt or occasionally notched. Flowers with many mauve to violet-purple 'petals' 2–3 mm long and a yellow to orange centre. Flower heads behind the ‘petals’ 6-16 mm in diameter. Flowers most of the year.
Definite identification of most species of Vittadinia depends on microscopic examination of the seeds.
All native plants on unleased land in the ACT are protected.
PlantNET description: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Vittadinia~gracilis (accessed 4 February, 2021)
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