Plants of South Eastern New South Wales
Solenogyne dominii
Smooth Solenogyne
Asteraceae
Dry forest, woodland, and grassy areas. Widespread.
Perennial herb to 0.1 m high. Flower stalks robust, about 0.5-1 mm in diameter. Plants hairless or with very fine hairs. Leaves basal, 2–10 cm long, 5–17 mm wide, tips blunt, surfaces hairless with fringed basal margins, or very sparsely hairy with fine hairs, margins with 12–30 teeth or scallops. Flower heads green, often tinged purple to mauve or magenta, 3–7 mm in diameter, hemispherical. 'Petals' pinkish, minute. Flower heads single. Flowering: spring–summer. Bracts appressed to the flower heads erect at the seeding stage.
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=Solenogyne~dominii (accessed 6 February, 2021)
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