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Vittadinia cuneata

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Common names

purple fuzzweed

Biostatus

Exotic

Structural class

Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites

Habitat

Dry hillslopes, coastal sites, rocky and gravelly areas.

Conservation status

Not applicable

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Vittadinia

Family

Asteraceae

Authority

Vittadinia cuneata DC.

Endemic genus

Endemic family

Ecology

Year naturalised

1880

Origin

Australia

Other information

Etymology

vittadinia: Named after Dr. Carlo Vittadini (1800 - 20 November 1865), an Italian medical doctor and mycologist.

cuneata: From the Latin cuneum ‘wedge’, meaning wedge-shaped

NVS code

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