Gamochaeta calviceps

Common name: Cudweed

Meaning of name:

The meaning of Gamochaeta is not known. Calviceps is from the Latin words calvus, meaning bald, and ceps, meaning head.

Distribution:

Found mainly in the south west of Western Australia and south eastern Australia.

Description:

This annual herb grows to 15 centimetres tall.

Notes:

This plant is a originally from America.

References:

Western Weeds, A Guide to the Weeds of Western Australia. BMJ Hussey, GJ Keighery, J Dodd, SG Lloyd, RD Cousens. 2007.

Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.

Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. Third edition 2019.