Craspedia glauca
| Billy buttons | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Craspedia |
| Species: | C. glauca |
| Binomial name | |
| Craspedia glauca | |
Craspedia glauca, commonly known as billy buttons,[2] is an erect annual or perennial herb endemic to Tasmania. It is usually an annual herb with pale green leaves in a rosette and yellow button-like flowers on a tall stem.
Description
Craspedia glauca is an annual or perennial herb of varying form and habitat, mostly with yellow "button" flowers on a tall stem 10–80 cm (3.9–31.5 in) high. The lower leaves are green, oblong to oblong-lance shaped, 4–20 cm (1.6–7.9 in) long, 6–18 mm (0.24–0.71 in) wide, narrowing gradually and forming a rosette at the base of the stem.[2]
References
- ^ "Craspedia glauca". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Craspedia glauca". Botanic Gardens of South Australia. Retrieved 7 September 2019.