Craspedia variabilis

Common Billy Buttons at Cook, ACT

Craspedia variabilis at Cook, ACT - 15 Sep 2018
Craspedia variabilis at Cook, ACT - 15 Sep 2018
Craspedia variabilis at Cook, ACT - 15 Sep 2018
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Identification history

Craspedia variabilis 18 Sep 2018 BettyDonWood
Craspedia variabilis 18 Sep 2018 CathB

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Area burned in March 2018.

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BettyDonWood wrote:
   19 Sep 2018
The mature flower heads look too pale and too flat for variabilis. However the other possibilities are subalpine to alpine, or a lot farther west. The key character that distinguishes varibilis is the broad bract with broad membranous margins, which I can see when I blow one of the photos up. I suspect thses flower heads are immature.

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  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 15 Sep 2018 01:29 PM Recorded on
  • CathB Recorded by

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  • True In flower
  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

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