Creeping cinderella weed
Calyptocarpus vialis
family
Asteraceae
origin
Exotic
declaration
NIL
For information only
Common names
Creeping cinderella weed, Creeping cinderella, Prostrate lawn-flower, Sprawling horseweed, Straggler daisy.
A short-lived or long-lived herbaceous plant with weak sprawling stems growing up to 60 cm long. Its paired leaves (1-6 cm long) are egg-shaped in outline or somewhat triangular in shape with sparsely toothed margins. Its stems and leaves are loosely covered in short close-lying hairs. Its small yellow flower-heads (5-10 mm across) are borne singly in the upper leaf forks. Its 'seeds' (2-4 mm long) are topped with a pair of spreading awns 1-3 mm long.
Impact
Impact
"Creeping Cinderella weed (Calyptocarpus vialis) is also often found growing in urban bushland, forest understoreys, coastal environs and riparian areas in south-eastern Queensland. For example, in the understorey of microphyll vine forests and riverine rainforests in sub-coastal areas, and in littoral forests and along sandy beaches in coastal districts and on offshore islands. Hence, it is also a minor environmental weed in the region., This species is also reported to be invasive in the understorey of riparian forests in central Queensland and has recently also spread into northern New South Wales."
Location
Location
Characteristics
Characteristics
Similar Species
Similar Species
"Creeping Cinderella weed (Calyptocarpus vialis) is also often found growing in urban bushland, forest understoreys, coastal environs and riparian areas in south-eastern Queensland. For example, in the understorey of microphyll vine forests and riverine rainforests in sub-coastal areas, and in littoral forests and along sandy beaches in coastal districts and on offshore islands. Hence, it is also a minor environmental weed in the region., This species is also reported to be invasive in the understorey of riparian forests in central Queensland and has recently also spread into northern New South Wales."
