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Craspedia glauca

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Billy buttons
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Craspedia
Species:
C. glauca
Binomial name
Craspedia glauca

Craspedia glauca, commonly known as billy buttons,[2] is an erect annual or perennial herb endemic to Tasmania. It is usually an annual herb with pale green leaves in a rosette and yellow button-like flowers on a tall stem.

Description

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Craspedia glauca is an annual or perennial herb of varying form and habitat, mostly with yellow "button" flowers on a tall stem 10–80 cm (3.9–31.5 in) high. The lower leaves are green, oblong to oblong-lance shaped, 4–20 cm (1.6–7.9 in) long, 6–18 mm (0.24–0.71 in) wide, narrowing gradually and forming a rosette at the base of the stem.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Craspedia glauca". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Craspedia glauca". Botanic Gardens of South Australia. Retrieved 7 September 2019.