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Scientific Name : Sigesbeckia orientalis
Common Name : Indian weed
Height : 800 mm
Description : An erect Herb, with Lanceolate, pointed, leaves in opposite pairs, to 170 mm long by up to 70 mm wide. Leaves are sparsely pubescent, with Sessile Glands. Flower-heads are up to 13 mm across. The 5 or so conspicuous outer Bracts are Linear, to 12 mm long spreading widely and are densely Glandular. The inner Bracts are boat-shaped, closely surrounding the flower-head, and are also Glandular. The flower heads have 5 to 8 widely spreading creamy-yellow Ligules, surrounding 10-15 deeper coloured disc Florets.
Habitat : Common in moist eucalypt forest and along streams.
Distribution : All Australian states, Asia and Africa. Common in eastern and coastal Victoria. Common in the moister areas of the Park, along Fosters Gully, Muttonwood Creek and Billys Creek.
Flowering Season : December and January
Family : Asteraceae
 
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Indian weed flowering stem in Fosters Gully.