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Gnephosis eriocarpa

Gnephosis eriocarpa
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0

Gnephosis eriocarpa, native camomile, is a small annual daisy from arid Australia, with woolly stems and rounded flower heads. It is a wild species with little horticultural use, so care is mostly inferred from its dry-country habitat.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly; let the soil dry out between waterings, as it is adapted to dry conditions.
Soil
Sandy or well-drained soil, or clay pan conditions.
Temperature
Tolerates warm, dry conditions typical of inland Australia; protect from frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
C. & E. Australia

About

Gnephosis eriocarpa, commonly known as native camomile, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae and is endemic to Australia. It is a spreading forb with rounded flower heads and variable leaves.

Where it grows

Native camomile usually grows in mulga bushland on sandy soils and clay pan areas in New South Wales, South Australia and the Northern Territory.

Other Gnephosis plants

Cobwebby Headed Gnephosis · Gnephosis drummondii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gnephosis eriocarpa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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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