Scaly Buttons - native (Leptorhynchos squamatus)

Family: Asteraceae (Daisy family).

Native.

Occurrence: Common.

Identification:

• it grows to about 30cm high
• it has a basal rosettle of narrow leaves
• it has several unbranched stems from the base of the plant
• flower stalks are slender, but not wiry
• the seeds have 8 to 10 bristles
• it flowers in late spring or early summer.

Photo 1: Taradale. 2-3: Kalimna, Castlemaine. 4: The Monk. Leaves shortly after germination.

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