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Cinderella weed

Synedrella nodiflora, Fam. Asteraceae


Erect, roughly hairy annual herb up to 1m 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.
Weed: Yes
Form or habit: Herb
Family: Asteraceae
Leaf: Simple Opposite
Opposite simple, ovate 20-130 x 15-50mm, pointed at tip, tapering at base into a short winged stalk, serrated margins, sparsely covered with short, rigid hairs.
Flower conspicuous: Conspicuous
Flower colour:

Yellow, Green

Flower description: Heads to 10mm wide, with few yellow ‘petals’ surrounded by green and pale chaffy scales, borne in terminal and axillary clusters.
Fruit conspicuous: Inconspicuous
Fruit colour:

Black

Fruit: Dry
Fruit description: ‘Seeds’ black flattened, about 4mm long, tipped with two stiff bristles.
Habitat:
Distribution
Food source for:
Toxicity: No toxicity known
Origin: Tropical America
Notes: Spread by: animals, water and contaminated soil. Invades/threats: disturbed or cleared rainforest, roadsides and drains; lawns and gardens. Favours moist areas and will grow in shade. Notes: like its close relative, creeping Cinderella weed (Calyptocarpus vialis), there are many anecdotal reports that this weed has increased considerably in both number and distribution over recent years. Environmental weed.
Information sources: Mackay Regional Pest Management Group (2018) Weeds of the Mackay Whitsunday Region Second Edition.

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