ANZAC flower, tree daisy
Montanoa hibiscifolia, Fam. Asteraceae
A soft wooded, many branched perennial sub-shrub to 3m or more tall.
| Weed Category: |
Other invasive plants Invasive plants that are not prohibited or restricted invasive plants, but are known to spread readily and cause negative impacts, within the region.
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| Weed: | Yes |
| Form or habit: | Shrub |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Leaf: | Simple Opposite Simple, opposite, deeply palmately leaves divided into 5-7 pointed lobes with toothed margins, 70-400 x 30-350mm, dark green above, greyish beneath, velvety hairy on both surfaces, stalks 30-210mm long and winged along the upper side. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Flower colour: |
White, Yellow |
| Flower description: | Daisies, about 50mm wide, with white ‘petals’ and yellow centres, borne in large showy axillary or terminal sprays; perfumed. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Fruit colour: |
Brown |
| Fruit: | Dry |
| Fruit description: | Seed heads brownish dry papery balls, about 25mm across, bearing numerous individual one-seeded fruit about 10mm long. |
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| Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
| Origin: | Central America |
| Notes: | Spread by: water, animals, birds and humans. Perhaps also wind over short distances. Invades/threats: rainforest margins, creek bank communities, unmanaged land and roadsides. Notes: introduced as a garden ornamental. Not wide spread within this region though large populations are known in the Calen-St Helens Creek area. Environmental weed. |
| Information sources: | Mackay Regional Pest Management Group (2018) Weeds of the Mackay Whitsunday Region Second Edition. |
