Austral Sunray - native (Triptilodiscus pygmaeus)

Family: Asteraceae (Daisy Family).

Occurrence: Moderately common in open areas e.g. grasslands and woodlands.

Other name: Helipterum australe.

Recognise by

• it is usually a small plant less than 5cm high (but up to 20cm in good conditions)
• it has terminal yellow daisy flowers (with tube florets only)
• the tube flowers are bent outwards
• the flower has about five floral leaves that exceed the flowers.

tri: three; ptilos: feathered; diskos: disk, the seeds usually have three feathery bristles.

Photos 1 and 3: Smiths Reef. 2: Barkly. The floral tubes are bent outwards.