Citation: Copley, J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 6:51 (1982).

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: None

Description:
Shrub 15-40 cm high; stems ascending, branched, glabrous, terete; leaves narrowly elliptic, narrowed and very shortly decurrent at the base, acute, 0.5-2.5 rarely to 5 cm long, 0.5-4 rarely to 7 mm wide, herbaceous to cartilaginous, glabrous, dark-green above, paler below with a distinct mid-vein.

Inflorescence a corymb of 2-6 capitula; involucres 5-10 mm long, 3-7 mm diam., with 25-50 bracts, glabrous; outer bracts greenish to yellow-brown, narrowly elliptic with slightly recurved acute apices; laminae of inner bracts broadly ovate, acute, 1-2 mm long, white, with numerous scale-like hairs on the inside, erect to spreading, much shorter than the broadly linear claws; receptacular scales cartilaginous with white petaloid or lacerate laminae slightly exceeding the florets; florets numerous, 3-3.5 mm long; corolla cream.

achenes oblong to obovate, 3- or 4-angled, 1-2 mm long, glabrous; pappus replaced by a ring of connate papillae near the apex.

Distribution:  Occurs in rock fissures and creek beds in sandstone hills. S.Aust.: FR. Conservation status: native Flowering time: Nov. — April.

SA Distribution Map based on current data relating to specimens held in the State Herbarium of South Australia

Biology: No text

Author: Not yet available