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New Holland Daisies

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New Holland Daisies photos
Scientific Name:Viitadinia spp.

Status:
Australian natives.
New Holland Daisy plant
New Holland Dairy plant
Photo: A J Brown

Plant Description:

Annual or perennial herbs to subshrubs, often bristly to cottony hairy. Leaves alternate, numerous, flat to folded or occasionally circular, variously lobed or not.

Flower-heads terminal on branches. Ray florets (daisy ‘petals’) are female and purple, mauve, pale blue, pink or white. Disc florets (daisy ‘eye’) are bisexual and appear yellow overall. Fruit is an achene with opposing faces separated by a ridge and often ribbed. Pappus of numerous free bristles.

Habitat:
Widespread throughout Victoria in a range of habitats from coastal to Mallee vegetation. Usually indicative of freshwater environments but may grow on the fringes of salt lakes and swamps.

RegionSalinity ClassWaterlogging Class
Mallee, Loddon Murray, Central and Northern, Wimmera, Western, GippslandS0, *S1, *S2W0, W1, W2
*may be found on or fringing saline sites during the wetter parts of the year

Comments:
There are at least 12 species of New Holland Daisy listed for Victoria, plus a number of varieties. Some are difficult to distinguish.

New Holland Daisies photos

Mature plant of a New Holland Daisy
Mature plant of a New Holland Daisy
Photo: A J Brown
Mature fruit of a New Holland Daisy
Mature fruit of a New Holland Daisy
Photo: A J Brown

New Holland Daisy flower-head
New Holland Daisy flower-head
Photo: A J Brown

Flower-heads of New Holland Daisy
Flower-heads of New Holland Daisy
Photo: A J Brown

Emerging flowers of a New Holland Daisy
Emerging flowers of a New Holland Daisy
Photo: A J Brown

Stem of a New Holland Daisy
Stem of a New Holland Daisy
Photo: A J Brown

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