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- ≡ Anacyclus australis Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 3, 497 (1826)
- ≡ Strongylosperma australe (Spreng.) Less., Syn. Gen. Compos. 261 (1832)
- = Cotula venosa Colenso, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 23: 388 (1890 [1891])
Ascending to erect, slender annual up to 10–(15) cm tall. Stems terete, much-branched from base and above, sparsely to densely clothed in long hairs, up to 20–(40) cm long, not rooting at nodes. Lvs membranous, sparsely to moderately hairy, spathulate, deeply 1–2-pinnatisect, (5)–10–35–(50) mm long; lowermost lvs opposite, petiolate, amplexicaul; lvs above becoming alternate, smaller, apetiolate, and 1-pinnatisect. Involucral bracts in 2 rows, glabrous or with a few scattered hairs, 2–3 mm long. Capitula solitary, pale yellow, 3–5–(6) mm diam.; peduncle sparsely to densely clothed in antrorse hairs, very slightly expanded at apex but solid, (1)–3–6 cm long, 0.5–1 mm diam.; ♀ florets in 2–3 rows, pedicellate, lacking any corolla; ☿ florets (15)–30–40–(50), subsessile, with tubular corolla. Achenes of ♀ florets flattened, 1.2–1.5 × 0.7–1 mm, hairy on both surfaces; lateral angles with thin, glabrous, entire, marginal wings. Achenes of ☿ florets flattened on inner surface, c. 0.9–1.1 × 0.4–0.5 mm, glabrous; lateral angles thinly ribbed.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Flowering: Jan.–Dec.