Smooth Solenogyne - native (Solenogyne dominii)

Native to SE Australia.

Family: Asteraceae (Daisy family).

Occurrence: Scattered bushland plant. It has rather insignificant flowers and could readily be overlooked.

Identification:

• the leaves are in a basal rosette
• the leaves are finely toothed with 15-21 teeth
• the flowers are button flowers
• the flowers are on short stout stalks
• leaf surfaces wholly smooth (hairless) or with margins sparsely ciliate near base.

Similar species:
Solenogyne gunnii has hairy leaves which have only 9-13 teeth. This species grows mainly south of the Divide.
Coarse Bottle-daisy (Lagenifera huegelii) also has button flowers but has long slender flower stalks.

Photos: Solenogyne. Maldon Historic Area.