Podotheca gnaphalioidesCommon name: Golden Long-heads
Meaning of name: Podotheca is from the Greek words podos, meaning foot, and thece, meaning box. Gnaphalioides is named after the genus Gnaphalium and the suffix -oides, meaning like.
Distribution: Occurs from Kalbarri to Kojonup.
Description: An annual to 50 centimetres tall. The yellow flower heads are produced in September and October.
References: Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.
Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.
The terminal head is on a long stout peduncle.
The plant's leaves are soft to the touch.
Each plant can hold several flowers.
