Cyanthillium cinereum var. lanatum (J.Kost.) Ghafoor APNI* Synonyms: Vernonia cinerea var. lanata Kosterm. APNI*
Description: Young shoots greyish-villous all over.
Leaves undulate on margins, apically obtuse to rounded, mucronate, densely villous to woolly or felted on lower surface; basal and lower leaves oblong-elliptic, 2–7 cm long, 1.5–2.5 cm wide with veins and veinlets bulging and thick.
Flowerheads on filiform peduncles; involucre 4–5 mm long; bracts somewhat brownish. Florets purplish or buish violet; corolla 4.5–5 mm long.
Achenes c. 1.5 mm long.
Flowering: Flowers and fruits April–Sep.
Distribution and occurrence: Distributed in the Mollucas, New Caledonia and Papua and New Guinea. Very common in Qld, N.Terr. and northern WA; infrequent in north east of NSW. Ghafoor, A. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2015), Asteraceae Subfam. Cichorioideae Trib. 3. Vernonieae. Flora of Australia 37: 183-184 considered this variety introduced to Australia. However, it has been suggested that at least the Queensland and N. Terr. populations might be natural. The varietal classification is not currently accepted in Queensland. K.L. Gibbons, 9 Dec. 2020.
NSW subdivisions: *NC, *SC
Other Australian states: *Qld *N.T. *W.A.
Text by Louisa Murray (Nov 2018)
Taxon concept: Flora of Australia Vol 37: 1 p184
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