Anzac tree daisy
Montanoa hibiscifolia syn. Eriocoma hibiscifolia
family
Asteraceae
origin
Exotic
declaration
Council Pest Vegetation (BCC Natural Asset Local Law)
Council Pest Vegetation (BCC Natural Asset Local Law)
Common names
Bush daisy, Montanoa, Tree daisy, Treedaisy.
Perennial, scarcely branching shrub/small tree up to 6 m high. Leaves deeply palmately lobed, up to 25 cm long and 25 cm wide, dark green above and paler below, softly hairy on both surfaces, with a pair of lobes at the base of the leaf blade. Daisy-like flowers, about 4 cm across, ray petals white and disc yellow, profuse, in terminal branched inflorescences. Reddish-brown dry fruits look like old papery flower heads, one-seeded, do not open to release the seed.
Impact
Impact
Montanoa hibiscifolia is deliberately cultivated as a garden plant, but has escaped cultivation and become a weed of roadsides, riparian zones (banks of watercourses) and rainforest margins. It has been listed as a noxious weed in South Africa and Hawaii.(prohibited plants that must be controlled. They serve no economic purpose and possess characteristics that are harmful to humans, animals or the environment). For more information from the Queensland Government
Location
Location
Characteristics
Characteristics
Similar Species
Similar Species
Montanoa hibiscifolia is deliberately cultivated as a garden plant, but has escaped cultivation and become a weed of roadsides, riparian zones (banks of watercourses) and rainforest margins. It has been listed as a noxious weed in South Africa and Hawaii.(prohibited plants that must be controlled. They serve no economic purpose and possess characteristics that are harmful to humans, animals or the environment). For more information from the Queensland Government
