SUMMER FLOWERS - Part two

Lagenophora stipitata


LAGENOPHORA STIPITATA            Asteraceae
Blue bottledaisy


Lagena bottle; photos bearing; stipitata stalked (stalked seeds)

Small delicate daisy of grasslands and forests, sometimes forming colonies in shady situations.  Leaves 4-5 pointed lobes, soft hairy, in basal rosettes. Flower stems hairy, usually 15cm, bearing single mauve or bluish daisy flower, barely 1cm across.

Flowering in early summer -  November/December.


L. stipitata bud
    Leaves and bud
L. stipitata seedhead
                   Seedhead


Two other species are:

L. huegelii  Coarse bottledaisy
named after Austrian plant collector Baron Carl von Huegel. Has smaller flowers,
about 5mm across and leaves with only 6-9 lobes.
Occurs in dry forests.

L. gracilis  Slender bottledaisy
which has a virtually hairless, fine flower stem.

Lagenophora stipitata
                      Colony



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