Vittadinia gracilis
Common name
purple fuzzweed
Synonyms
Vittadinia triloba var. lanuginosa J.M.Black
Family
Asteraceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
VITGRA
Conservation status
Not applicable
Habitat
Dry hill slopes and depleted pasture, rock outcrops, coastal sites and waste places.
Flowering
October, November, December, January, February, March, April
Flower colours
Violet/Purple
Year naturalised
1899
Origin
Australia
Etymology
vittadinia: Man’s name
gracilis: Slender