Bartlettina sordida

Bartlettina sordida.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

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Common name

Bartlettina

Family

Asteraceae

Authority

Bartlettina sordida ( Less. ) R.M.King & H.Rob.

Flora category

Vascular – Exotic

Structural class

Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons

Conservation status

Not applicable

Habitat

Terrestrial.

Features

Erect shrub that grows to about 2 m high. Stems are clothed with dense reddish-purple striped hairs. The leaves are large (to 25 x 25 cm) ovate and densely hairy . Purple-red flowers are produced November to January.

Similar taxa

This shrub is easily distinguished by its large hairy leaves, the reddish-purple hairs on the stems and the clustered purple-red flowers.

Flowering

November, December, January

Flower colours

Red/Pink, Violet/Purple

Life cycle

Perennial; seeds produced in profusion (DOC Auckland 1998); dispersed by wind and people moving plants.

Year naturalised

1984

Origin

Mexico

Reason for introduction

Ornamental

Etymology

sordida: From the Latin sordidus ‘dull’, ‘dirty’

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