Monoculus monstrosus

Common name: Stinking Roger

Meaning of name:

Monoculus is from the Greek words mono, meaning one, and oculus, meaning an eye. Monstrosus is a Latin word meaning abnormal or monstrous.

Distribution:

Occurs in the southwest of Western Australia. Also occurs in south eastern Australia.

Description:

An erect annual to 50 centimetres tall. The flowers are banded yellow on the outer edge and brown on the inner.

Notes:

This species is originally from South Africa.

This plant was previously known as Osteospermum clandestinum and Tripteris clandestina.

References:

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

Western Weeds, A Guide to the Weeds of Western Australia. BMJ Hussey, GJ Keighery, J Dodd, SG Lloyd, RD Cousens. 1997.

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