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Calotis cymbacantha
Calotis cymbacantha, the showy burr daisy, is a species of Calotis native to the arid areas of Australia. It is a perennial herb that grows between 10 and 40 cm tall. It has hairy erect stems which are woody at the base and produces yellow flowers (Seeds of South Australia, 2018) (Victoria Flora, 2018).
From the article Calotis cymbacantha on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Petals: Bright yellow petals, with 18-30 per flower head being 5 mm long and 1.5 mm wide. The flowers have a yellow centre borne on leafy slender stalks (Cunningham et al. 1992). Leaves: Oblong leaves that are between 10 and 65 mm long and 7–15 mm in width. Seeds: Obovate, flat and warty on each face, 2–3 mm long. They are boat-shaped towards the base. Flowers: August- October. (Seeds of South Australia, 2018), (Cunningham et al. 1992).
Range & habitat
Found in areas of sandy plains and arid areas (Cunningham et al., 1992)(Seeds of Australia, 2018). It is found mostly within the west of New South Wales, although it is distributed also to the south of Victoria and South Australia (Cunningham et al. 1992). It lives within sparse mulga, black blue bush and other shrub communities within the sandplains and dune fields (Cunningham et al. 1992).
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
In human culture
The species was first described by Ferdinand von Mueller. He was a botanist that was appointed chief botanist for the colony of Victoria in 1853. He discovered many Australian plants, including the showy burr daisy (Morris, 1974).
Wikipedia: “History”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1092409.