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infestation (Photo: Rob and Fiona Richardson)
habit (Photo: Rob and Fiona Richardson)
habit (Photo: Jackie Miles and Max Campbell)
basal rosette of lower leaves (Photo: Rob and Fiona Richardson)
stems, narrow upper leaves and young flower-head (Photo: Rob and Fiona Richardson)
flower-head (Photo: Rob and Fiona Richardson)
flower-head (Photo: Rob and Fiona Richardson)
young plants (Photo: Jackie Miles and Max Campbell)
Scientific Name
Tolpis barbata (L.) Gaertn.
Synonyms
Crepis barbata L.Tolpis umbellata Bertol.
Family
Asteraceae (Queensland, New South Wales, the ACT, Victoria, Tasmania, Western Australia and the Northern Territory)Compositae (South Australia)
Common Names
European umbrella milkwort, tolpis, yellow hawkweed
Origin
Native to southern Europe.
Naturalised Distribution
Widely naturalised in southern Australia (i.e. in eastern New South Wales, the ACT, Victoria, Tasmania, south-eastern South Australia and south-western Western Australia). Occasionally also naturalised in south-eastern Queensland and possibly naturalised in the southern parts of the Northern Territory.
Notes
Tolpis (Tolpis barbata) is regarded as a minor environmental weed in Western Australia and Victoria.