Vittadinia australis A.Rich.

Species

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Characteristics

Decumbent to ascending perennial herb. Stems usually sparsely to densely clothed in long erect hairs and glandular hairs, rarely only in glandular hairs, becoming glabrous and woody toward base. Lvs obtriangular to obovate, apetiolate and cuneate, obtuse, often 3-(5)-lobed at apex, sometimes with 1-2-(4) pairs of teeth or lobes toward apex, often lowest and uppermost or rarely most lvs entire, glandular, usually with scattered hispid hairs especially on midvein below and margins, rarely glabrous or densely hispid, (4)-8-15-(18) × 2-5-(8) mm. Involucral bracts usually hairy and glandular, sometimes only glandular, 2-8 mm long. Ray florets 8-20-(24); ligules white, 2-6 mm long. Achenes oblanceolate, compressed, with ribbed margins and 4-6 ribs on each face, glandular, sparsely to densely hairy and sometimes with a few longer appressed hairs at base, 3.5-5 mm long.
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Small bushy subshrub up to 30 cm. tall, ± hispid and glandular. Lvs ∞, up to 1·5 cm. long, obovate-to spathulate-cuneate, rather deeply 5-3-toothed at tip, narrowed to flat petiole, ± glandular-pubescent, us. ciliolate on margins. Capitula solitary, c. 1-1·5 cm. diam., terminal, on short peduncles. Phyll. in 3 series, outer small, inner c. 5 mm. long, linear, acute, sparingly hispid. Ray-florets narrow, white, spreading; disk-florets slender. Achenes compressed, linear, c. 3-3·5 mm. long, striate, pubescent to hispid. Pappus c. 4 mm. long; hairs unequal, slender, minutely barbellate.
Life form perennial
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Mature height (meter) 0.3
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Therapeutic use Diuretics (unspecified)
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Images

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Distribution

Vittadinia australis world distribution map, present in India and New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:260029-1
WFO ID wfo-0000025736
COL ID 5BMNZ
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Synonyms

Eurybiopsis australis Eurybiopsis scabrida Vittadinia australis