Plants of
South Australia
Vittadinia megacephala
Asteraceae
Large-head New Holland Daisy,
Giant New Holland Daisy
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Botanical art

Kath Alcock paintings: 5

Prior names

Vittadinia australis var. megacephala

Common names

Large-head New Holland Daisy

Giant New Holland Daisy

Distribution and status

Herbarium regions: Flinders Ranges, Eyre Peninsula, Northern Lofty, Murray, Yorke Peninsula, Southern Lofty, Green Adelaide
NRM regions: Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges, Eyre Peninsula, Northern and Yorke, South Australian Arid Lands, South Australian Murray-Darling Basin
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)

Seeds stored:
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LocationNo. of seeds
(weight grams)
Number
of plants
Date
collected
Collection number
Collection location
Date
stored
% ViabilityStorage
temperature
 
MSB

1,900 (3.95 g)
27-Oct-2005DJD156
Southern Lofty
BGA13,000 (24.08 g)5024-Oct-2007RJB75059
Northern Lofty
19-Sep-200885%-18°C
Location: BGA — the seeds are stored at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, MSB — the seeds are stored at the Millennium Seed Bank, Kew, England.
Number of plants: This is the number of plants from which the seeds were collected.
Collection location: The Herbarium of South Australia's region name.
% Viability: Percentage of filled healthy seeds determined by a cut test or x-ray.
Germination table:
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