ASTERACEAE

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Erect, annual herb to 35 cm high. Dense cottony stems and linear to lanceolate leaves (10-50 mm long). Loosely clustered terminal head of white papery daisy flowers (Sep-Dec).

Wide range of communities, mainly floodplain areas with clayey soils. Prefers 300 to 500 mm rainfall in the Riverina region.

Collect seed Oct-Jan (monitor closely as seeds shed quickly). Propagate from seed in autumn, may have 1+ month after-ripening period. Surface sow or lightly cover as light is required for germination. Tolerates light frost.

Showy in mass plantings with white flowers and grey foliage. Potential for dried flower arrangements. Provides good soil protection due to upright dead stems. Not eaten by rabbits, only by stock in absence of more palatable species.