Gnephosis arachnoidea Turcz. APNI* Synonyms: Gnephosis foliata (Sond.) H.Eichler APNI*
Gnephosis cyathopappa Benth. APNI*
Description: Annual herb, stems erect, 5–30 cm long, nearly glabrous to cottony.
Leaves lanceolate to linear, 4–34 mm long, c. 0.5–4 mm wide, midrib ± prominent on lower surface, glabrous to cottony, ± glandular.
Compound heads ± depressed-ovoid, c. 8 mm diam.; general involucre a third as long as head, inconspicuous at maturity, of numerous leaf-like cottony bracts, innermost with apex yellow hyaline; partial heads 50–300, each with 2 florets, bracts 6–11, 2- or 3-seriate, ± narrow oblong, flat to concave c. 2 mm long, hyaline with opaque midrib, glabrous or sparsely hairy near apex of midrib, ± glandular hairy, lamina ± constricted in upper region, upper part yellow.
Achenes c. 1 mm long, brown, papillose; pappus cup-like.
Flowering: most of year.
Distribution and occurrence: Grows in a range of communities in sandy and clay, often semi-saline, soils.
NSW subdivisions: CWS, NWP, SWP, NFWP, SFWP
Other Australian states: Qld W.A. S.A. N.T.
Text by E. A. Brown
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 3 (1992)
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