Gnidia squarrosa (L.) Druce APNI* 
Description: Erect bushy shrub, 0.4–1.2 m high, young stems coarsely hairy.
Leaves linear, 6–12 mm long, 1–2 mm wide, ± glabrous.
Flowers in terminal heads, yellow. Hypanthium c. 8 mm long. Sepals 2–3 mm long. Petals scale-like, 8. Stamens 8.
Fruit small.
Distribution and occurrence: Sometimes cultivated, rarely naturalized in cooler districts. Native of Afr.
NSW subdivisions: *CC, *CT
Text by G. J. Harden
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 1 (1990)
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