Species

Vittadinia gracilis

Etymology

Vittadinia: man's name
gracilis: slender

Common Name(s)

purple fuzzweed

Family

Asteraceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

VITGRA

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs - Composites

Synonyms

Vittadinia triloba var. lanuginosa J.M.Black

Habitat

Dry hill slopes and depleted pasture, rock outcrops, coastal sites and waste places.

Flowering

October, November, December, January, February, March, April

Flower Colours

Violet / Purple

Year Naturalised

1899

Origin

Australia

This page last updated on 26 Aug 2013