Habitat: bank, clay, cliff, coast, dry, forest, gravel, hill, lava, lowland, margin, open, pasture, ridge, roadside, rock outcrop, sand, scrubland, shrubland, silt, slope, stone, terrace, wasteland

Dispersal: Seed

Distribution from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium. CC-BY 3.0 AU
Distribution from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium. CC-BY 3.0 AU
 Recognition
  • an upright and slightly fleshy shrub, often found growing in coastal areas.
  • it has white woolly young growth and coarsely toothed leaves.
  • its yellow 'daisy-like' flower-heads usually have only five to eight 'petals'.
  • its fleshy fruit (6-9 mm across) turn blackish in colour as they mature and contain a single seed.
  • these seeds are are bone-coloured or light brown (6-8 mm in size) and have a smooth surface texture.

[From: Environmental Weeds of Australia]

 Images
Image: P.B. Heenan © Landcare Research 2012
Image: P.B. Heenan © Landcare Research 2012
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Weeds Key – interactive key to the weed species of New Zealand
 References
Biosecurity New Zealand 2012: Regional Pest Management Strategies Database. http://www.biosecurityperformance.maf.govt.nz/
Biosecurity New Zealand 2008: National Plant Pest Accord. MAF Biosecurity New Zealand, Wellington.
Howell, C. 2008: Consolidated list of environmental weeds in New Zealand. DOC Research & Development Series 292: 42.