Vittadinia dissecta

Vittadinia dissecta, commonly known as dissected New Holland daisy or hairy New Holland daisy, is a small perennial herb in the family Asteraceae native to Australia, occurring widely across New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory. The plant forms a low, often spreading clump 10 to 40 cm tall with a woody rootstock, and bears finely divided, deeply lobed or pinnatisect leaves that give the species its epithet. Stems and foliage are typically covered with fine glandular or simple hairs. Daisy-like flower heads are borne singly on slender stalks and consist of a yellow disc surrounded by narrow ray florets that range from pale mauve and lilac to white. The fruit is a flattened cypsela tipped with a white pappus of barbed bristles that aids in wind dispersal. It is a common component of native grasslands, open woodlands and disturbed roadsides on a variety of soils, and is among the more variable members of a taxonomically difficult genus.