Stiff Cup-flower
New Bud
Stiff Cup-flower
Bud almost Flowering
| Stiff Cup-flower New Bud | | Stiff Cup-flower Bud almost Flowering | | ||
 | Class: | Plants (Plantae) - Land Plants (Charophyta) - Land Plants (Equisetopsida) | |||
| Order: | Sunflowers (Asterales) | ||||
| Family: | Daisy (Asteraceae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
| Species: | Stiff Cup-flower (Pogonolepis muelleriana) | ||||
| This Photo: | Bud | ||||
| Synonym: | Angianthus strictus | ||||
| Other name: | Stiff Angianthus | ||||
General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere A tiny plant that you could confuse with Moss. Has pointed leaves that quickly die as it buds and flowers. Has white hairy buds that turn into yellow flower heads (compound flowers). The outer bracts (backs of flowers) look just like the young leaves. Perhaps they are? They get red/brown tips as they age. The inner bracts are flat, smooth & pearl coloured with white hairy edges (margins). Very difficult to see, even in the photo's. Generally has a sprawling habit, but the flower heads always point upwards. | |||||
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