Hairy Burr-daisy
Fruit
Ellura
Saffron Thistle
 
                      
Hairy Burr-daisy (Calotis hispidula)Class: Plants (Plantae) - Land Plants (Charophyta) - Land Plants (Equisetopsida)
Order: Sunflowers (Asterales)
Family: Daisy (Asteraceae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Hairy Burr-daisy (Calotis hispidula)
This Photo:     Fruit, Back
Other name: Bogan Flea

Thank you Dr Kym Nicolson for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Riverland and elsewhere

Copyright © 2013-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 15-Aug-2013
This species is classed as LC (Least Concern) in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)