Vittadinia cuneata

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Common name

purple fuzzweed

Family

Asteraceae

Authority

Vittadinia cuneata DC.

Flora category

Vascular – Exotic

Structural class

Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites

NVS code

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VITCUN

Conservation status

Not applicable

Habitat

Dry hillslopes, coastal sites, rocky and gravelly areas.

Year naturalised

1880

Origin

Australia

Etymology

vittadinia: Man’s name

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

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