Additional information

• FamilyAsteraceae
• StoreyMiddle storey
• Size2-4 m x 1-2 m
• Plant groupingShrubs 1.5-10 m
• LeavesNarrow aromatic dull green leaves, hairy below, margins rolled under. Variable in size, from 10-50 mm x 1-2.5 mm.
• Flower colourWhite
• Flowering timeNovember to March
• FlowersDomed flowerheads to 12 cm across of small daisy flowers, buds may be pink.
• Bird attractingNo
• Butterfly attractingNo
• Frog habitatNo
• Growing conditionsHeavy to moist well drained soils. A pioneer species in disturbed areas, very common in forests. Partial to dappled shade.
• Garden usePruning essential to maintain a bushy shape. Easily established under eucalypts. Flowers for long periods. Flowers useful in dried arrangements.
• Commercially availableIndigenous nursery
• Conservation statusWidespread within the Shire
• Related speciesSee C. longifolia

Photo Gallery

Photographer/s: 1, 3 Marilyn Bull ©; 2 Yarra Ranges Council photo library; 4 Peter Kinchington ©

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Plant Communities

01 Alpine Ash Montane Damp Forest (EVC 38)	21 Broad-leaf Peppermint Heathy Dry Forest (EVC 20)
02 Shining Gum Montane Wet Forest (EVC 39)	22 Silver-leaf Stringybark Heathy Woodland (EVC 48)
03 Narrow-leaf Peppermint Montane damp Forest (EVC 38)	25 Long-leaf Box Grassy Dry Forest - Southern Dandenongs (EVC 22)
04 Alpine Ash Montane Wet Forest (EVC 39)	26 Red Stringybark Grassy Dry Forest - Middle Yarra (EVC 22)
05 Mountain Ash Forest - Central Highlands (EVC 30)	27 Red Stringybark Grassy Dry Forest - Dandenongs (EVC 22)
06 Mountain Ash Wet Forest - Dandenongs (EVC 30)	28 Red Box Grassy Dry Forest - Christmas Hills (EVC 22)
07 Mountain Grey Gum Damp Forest - Central Highlands (EVC 29)	29 Green Scentbark Herb-rich Foothill Forest (EVC 23)
08 Mountain Grey Gum Damp Forest – Dandenongs (EVC 29)	30 Swamp Gum Swampy Riparian Woodland (EVC 83)
11 Manna Gum Riparian Forest - Central Highlands (EVC 18)	31 Candlebark Grassy Forest (EVC 128)
12 Manna Gum Riparian Forest - Dandenongs (EVC 18)	32 Silvertop Ash Shrubby Foothill Forest (EVC 45)
13 Manna Gum Riparian Forest - Upper Yarra (EVC 18)	33 Mountain Swamp Gum Swampy Riparian Woodland (EVC 83)
15 Scented Paperbark Riparian Thicket - Middle & Upper Yarra (EVC 59)	34 Manna Gum Floodplain Riparian Woodland (EVC 56)
16 Messmate Shrubby Foothill Forest Central Highlands/UpperYarra (EVC 45)	35 Floodplain Wetland Complex (EVC 172)
17 Messmate Herb-rich Foothill Forest (EVC 23)	36 Scented Paperbark Riparian Thicket – Central Highlands (EVC 59)
18 Messmate Shrubby Foothill Forest - Dandenongs (EVC 45)	38 Yellow Box Valley Grassy Forest – Middle Yarra (EVC 47)
19 Long-leaf Box Herb-rich Foothill Forest (EVC 23)	41 Swamp Paperbark Riparian Thicket (EVC 59)
20 Messmate Lowland Forest (EVC 16)