Plants of South Eastern New South Wales
Triptilodiscus pygmaeus
Common name
Common sunray
Family
Asteraceae
Where found
Woodland, shrubland, grassy areas, disturbed sites, andmossy ledges of rock outcrops. Widespread.
Notes
Annual herb to 0.2 m tall or prostrate. Stems sparsely hairy to hairy. Leaves alternating up the stems, 0.5-3 cm long, 1-4.5 mm wide, sparsely hairy, margins entire. Flower heads yellow, with many yellow florets, 0 petals, cup-shaped to almost globular, about 3-5 mm long, 5-8 mm in diameter. Flowers Spring-Summer.
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=Triptilodiscus~pygmaeus (accessed 22 January, 2021)
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