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Life form:
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herb |
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grass |
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climber |
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shrub |
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tree |
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Additional:
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annual |
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biennial |
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perennial |
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bulbous |
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rhizome |
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aquatic |
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woody |
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Origin:
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Southern Africa.
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Stem:
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Flowering stems up to 15cm.
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Leaves:
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Rosette of basal, lobed, grey leaves with hairy-white underside.
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Flowers:
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Large flower heads with yellow ray florets and central black florets.
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Roots:
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Tap root.
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Other characteristics:
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Weed of crops and pastures and disturbed sites. Displacing everlasting daisies.
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Spread:
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By seed.
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Control:
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Hand weeding, herbicides.
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