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Synonyms
Family
Common Names
Origin
Naturalised Distribution
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infestation (Photo: Rob and Fiona Richardson)

habit (Photo: Greg Jordan)

stems and leaves (Photo: Rob and Fiona Richardson)

flower-heads (Photo: Rob and Fiona Richardson)

close-up of flower-head from side-on (Photo: Greg Jordan)

mature seed-head (Photo: Rob and Fiona Richardson)

close-up of seeds (Photo: Rob and Fiona Richardson)

Urospermum dalechampii

Scientific Name

Urospermum dalechampii (L.) F.W. Schmidt

Synonyms

Tragopogon dalechampii L.

Family

Asteraceae (Queensland, New South Wales, the  ACT, Victoria, Tasmania, Western Australia and the Northern Territory)
Compositae (South Australia)

Common Names

golden fleece, golden-fleece, Mediterranean daisy

Origin

Native to southern Europe.

Naturalised Distribution

Locally naturalised in southern Tasmania.

Notes

Mediterranean daisy (Urospermum dalechampii) is regarded as an environmental weed in Tasmania, and is actively managed by community groups in this state.