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| Unidentified | 24 Mar 2025 | MazzV |
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Known to me as fleabane, this is a tall annual (over 2m), which spreads easily by wind blown seed. It is very common in the Clarence Valley, North Coast NSW. It has a downy single stem and soft downy leaves when young (photos 1 & 2). More mature plants see the downy hairs become more sparse and stiffer (photo 3), which can be irritant to the skin. If the main stem breaks off, side shoots become larger and each will form a large loose head of flowers to rival the single one that would have formed on the original stalk. Photo 4 shows flowers, flower buds and various stages of seed ‘pod’ development. Normally the mature but still full seed ‘pods’ would be fluffy but photos 3 & 4 were taken in a break in hours of rain, so they were sodden. Photo 5 gives an indication of how tall they can grow A smaller plant on the RHS is about 1/3 the size of the LHS plant, which is well over 2 m high.
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- 20 Abundance
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MazzV NatureMapr New South Wales North Coast Latest Daisies Plants
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- 10 mm Flower dimension
- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
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