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koonamore daisy
Erodiophyllum elderi
Erodiophyllum elderi, commonly known as Koonamore daisy, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae and is endemic to Australia. It is a small perennial herb with upright stems and purple daisy-like flowers.
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Description
Erodiophyllum elderi is a small, perennial, woody herb with upright, roughly hairy stems to 15–50 cm (5.9–19.7 in) high and 60 cm (24 in) wide. Leaves are bright green, hairy, spear-shaped, 4–10 cm (1.6–3.9 in) long, 2–3 cm (0.79–1.18 in) wide, broadly toothed and tapering to the petiole. The flower heads 5–7 cm (2.0–2.8 in) in diameter, purple or white, disc florets yellow, peduncles hairy, thick, 5–14 cm (2.0–5.5 in) long, bracts lance-shaped, about 1.5 cm (0.59 in) long, hairy, becoming woody and hard as they age. Flowering occurs from winter to early summer and the fruit is a woody achene about 3 mm (0.12 in) long.
Range & habitat
Koonamore daisy grows on sandy flats and clay loam soils in chenopod and mulga shrublands in New South Wales, Western Australia and South Australia.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
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