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Craspedia macrocephala, commonly known as Alpine billybutton, is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family that is widespread and endemic in subalpine and alpine areas of Tasmania. It is a robust herb that produces a single flowering scape with a conspicuous, almost spherical head of densely packed white florets that bloom from January-March.
Craspedia macrocephala are endemic to Tasmania and grow in subalpine and alpine areas above 1000m largely on dolerite mountains in open sedgeland and heath. It has been recorded at kunanyi (Mt Wellington), Mt Field, Ben Lomond, Mt Barrow, and in the Central Highlands.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Craspedia macrocephala 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.
