Coast Swainson-pea

Scientific Name Swainsona lessertiifolia Size and form A scrambling and perennial herb 10-30cm high and 40cm-1m wide. Flowers, leaves and fruit The showy raceme of bright purple pea flowers occurs from June to December. Fruit is a plump, oblong hairy pod. Leaves are dark green, compound and hairy below with narrow elliptic leaflets. Growing conditions Grows on coastal dune environments. …

Variable Groundsel

Scientific Name Senecio pinnatifolius var. lanceolatus Size and form A scrambling and perennial herb 50cm-1.5m high and 30-70cm wide. Flowers, leaves and fruit Yellow daisy inflorescences with ray and disc florets are subtended by purple-tipped bracts and bracteoles. Flowering occurs from August to March. Fruit is a hairy cypsela. The variable, narrow and oblanceolate dark-green leaves are slightly succulent with …

Dune Thistle

Scientific Name Actites megalocarpa Size and form A fleshy and clumping perennial herb 10-60cm high. Flowers, leaves and fruit A yellow daisy inflorescence is subtended with bracts that have a row of fleshy spines. Flowers occur from September to June. Fruit is a flask-shaped cypsela attached to fluffy pappus. The pale green, thick and oblanceolate leaves have toothed margins and …