Podolepis neglecta G.L.Davis APNI* Description: Glabrous, hispid or slightly woolly perennial to 65 cm high with one or more stems.
Basal leaves dying early; cauline leaves oblong to narrow-lanceolate, to 12 cm long, decurrent on stem.
Inflorescence contracted, of 1–16 heads; heads to 20 mm diam. and long; involucral bracts to 10 mm long, with acuminate, membranous, smooth, spreading laminas, and stiff leathery spines; intermediate bracts not differentiated. Florets straw-coloured; ray florets with ligules to 20 mm long.
Flowering: summer.
Distribution and occurrence: Grows in woodland in well-drained sites, chiefly north from Dubbo district.
NSW subdivisions: NC, NT, NWS, CWS, NWP, SWP, NFWP
Other Australian states: Qld
Text by J. Everett
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 3 (1992)
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