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Wedgeleaf

Calotis cuneifolia

Also called Bur-daisy, Purple Bur Daisy, Blue Bur Daisy, Purple Burr Daisy

Wedgeleaf
Photo: Poyt448, Peter Woodard, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Native range
Australia
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Calotis cuneifolia commonly known as purple burr-daisy, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae found in many parts of eastern and central Australia. It has purple, white or blue daisy-like flowers with variable shaped leaves.

Where it grows

Purple burr-daisy grows in grassland and forests in a variety of soils in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and the Northern Territory.

Other Calotis plants

Calotis cymbacantha · White Bur Daisy · Hairy Bur Daisy · Yellow Bur Daisy · Burr Daisy · Bur Daisies

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Calotis cuneifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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