Purple fuzzweed

Vittadinia cuneata, commonly called fuzzy New Holland daisy or purple fuzzweed, is an erect annual or short-lived perennial herb in the daisy family (Asteraceae) growing 10–40 cm tall. Its stiff, branching stems are covered with coarse, often glandular hairs that give the plant its 'fuzzy' appearance. The leaves are alternate, 10–25 mm long and 2–5 mm wide, green to grey-green, wedge-shaped (cuneate, hence the species name) and sometimes shallowly lobed at the tip. From spring through autumn it produces small daisy-like flowerheads with a yellow disc surrounded by pale blue to mauve ray florets, followed by bristly, ridged achenes adapted for wind dispersal. The species is widespread across mainland Australia and Tasmania, growing on sandy, clay or limestone soils in woodland and mallee communities throughout New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.