Craspedia sp.
Billy Buttons at Top Hut TSR
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| Craspedia paludicola | Tapirlord | 29 Dec 2023 | |
| Craspedia variabilis | AndyRoo | 16 Aug 2023 | |
| Craspedia sp. | MichaelMulvaney | 31 Jan 2021 | |
| Craspedia sp. | AndyRoo | 29 Jan 2021 |
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In sth paddock of Top Hut TSR. Found on FOG trip - Rainer Rehwinkel originally indicated it could be C. alba? In photo of whole plant Plantago varia at left provides some sense of scale.
8 comments
16 Aug 2023
I'm calling it as C. variabilis given that every other sighting near this location and elsewhere across the site (in both paddocks) has been confirmed as C. variabilis. Not sure at what life cycle stage the pale flower colour represents? Assume it is eraly flowering just prior to turning yellow?
16 Aug 2023
That's my only objection to confirming it. I'll leave it at genus for now, but I imagine we should be able to get a species ID.
29 Dec 2023
Upon review, Andy I reckon we are looking at C.paludicola. This plant is very large with super long and narrow leaves which matches that species more than it does C.variabilis
1 Jan 2024
Interesting! Yes well it is quite robust (or boofy to quote my FOG colleague Marg Ning). In the first pic showing the whole plant the Swainsona sericea in the bottom left hand corner provides some sense of scale - I guesstimate the Swainsona is <=10cm high but it could be taller? This Craspedia is not that tall but I agree leaves seem to be different to C. variabilis i.e. longer and narrower.
Location information
- Maps Top Hut TSR
- Places Dry Plain, NSW
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
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- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
- Yes In flower
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- CNM plants to resolve. AndyRoo Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Craspedia sp. Daisies Plants
Species information
- Craspedia sp. Scientific name
- Billy Buttons Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1735m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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