Allittia cardiocarpa
Common Name:
Swamp Daisy
Family:
Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):
Wimmera, Wannon, Grampians, Midlands, Victorian Volcanic Plain, Otway Plain, Eastern Highlands, Gippsland Plain, Wilsons Promontory, East Gippsland (CDEHJKNPSTWXZ) also ?NSW, Tas
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Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):
Common in damp depressions and other wet sites in heathlands
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Swamp scrub
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Flower Description:
White to mauve with a gold center
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Habit:
Tufted perennial herb
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Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):
This species has a single flower head on an unbranched green stem that has 3-4 reduced leaves. Flowers open from a pink bud
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Conservation status:
Not threatened
References:
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Meagher, D. and Kohout, M. (2001). “A field guide to Wilsons Promontory”. Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, Vic.
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Ellis, M. (unpublished). “A Field Guide to South Gippsland Flora”.