Singapore Daisy

Sphagneticola trilobata Singapore Daisy

DESCRIPTION

Creeping mat-forming perennial herb to 70cm tall with rounded stems to 2m long; these stems root at the nodes with just the flowering portions ascending. Fleshy dark green leaves 3–11cm long by 2–8cm wide are glossy above, paler below due to a covering of white hairs; leaf margins are irregularly toothed.

FLOWERS AND FRUIT

Solitary axillary bright yellow flowers throughout the year; peduncles 3–14cm long. Achenes 4–5mm long with knobby projections.

HABITAT AND RANGE

Coastal areas from central coastal New South Wales to Cape York in Queensland, the Northern Territory, Northern Western Australia and also Lord Howe Island. Often found dominating exposed riparian corridors, it is a native from Mexico to Argentina.