Family:
Asteraceae
Calotis scapigera
Tufted Burr-daisy
Other Names:
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Occurrence:
Habitat & Site Selection:
Scattered on heavy clay soils prone to inundation. Grows best in partial or full sun, but tolerates dappled shade. Will adapt to relatively well-drained soils.
Habit:
Tufted, stoloniferous, perennial daisy to 30cm high. Leaves in a basal cluster, narrow, entire, 4-20cm long, 1-8mm wide. Flowers on unbranched stems, 10-15mm in diameter, white sometimes flushed pink beneath, (Sep-Mar).
Seed Collection:
Nov to Mar. From seed or cuttings. Extensive flowering period. Useful for soil erosion control, also good as a groundcover or in containers. Not popular because of prickly burrs. Can form dense stands because of stoloniferous habit.