Disseminule: Fruit (referred to as achene or seed unit)
Description
Achene appendages: Pappus 6–7 mm long, Beaks
Achene Colour: YellowAchene Length: 2 -4mm without pappas, 7 - 10mm with pappas
Achene Sculpture: Castellated, Rugose, StriateAchene Shape: Lanceolate (Striate)
Heads numerous, solitary, or 2 or 3 together in axils of scale-like leaves and along upper branches, 3–4 mm diam.; involucral bracts linear-lanceolate, obtuse to ± acute, glabrous or pubescent to tomentose; inner bracts 7–9. Florets yellow.
Source: Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust
PlantNET - FloraOnline
Achenes 8–10 mm long (including 3-6 mm long narrow beak), pappus 6–7 mm long, white to dark browm, barbed toward the apex by small tooth-like projections, and topped by a 5-7 mm long white parachute-like pappus (ring) of numerous fine spreading silky hair
Source: See Web Links Weeds in Australia
