Plants of South Eastern New South Wales
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Rhodanthe corymbiflora
Small White Sunray
Asteraceae
Dry forest, woodland, shrubland, and grassy areas. On seasonally wet sites and floodplains. Western Slopes.
Annual herb to 0.35 m tall. Stems hairy. Leaves alternating up the stems, the lower leaves sometimes opposite each other, 1-5 cm long, 1-6 mm wide, bases somewhat stem-clasping, surfaces hairy, margins often wavy. Flower heads 12-16 mm in diameter overall, oval, becoming top-shaped, below the 'petals'. Innermost ‘petals’ 4–7 mm long, papery, white; outer ‘petals’ small, brown, pale brown, or yellow-brown. Centres yellow. Flower heads in open to moderately dense clusters of 5–15 flower heads. Flowers Sep.–Dec.
PlantNET description: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Rhodanthe~corymbiflora (accessed 4 February, 2021)
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