ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)

Common Cotula

 

 

White and yellow- green flower heads about 0.5cm in diameter, stalks longer than leaves. 

Achenes 

Spreading annual or perennial herb with stems covered in long soft hairs. 

Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard 

Grassy Vegetation; Roadsides 

Widespread in grassland and on roadsides, also growing in crevices in walls in Hobart. 

Moist; Rocky; Shady; Shady 

Hardy 

Clay; Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained 

Useful as a groundcover, especially in the shade where other plants will not grow. Can spread to become a nuisance. Suitable below powerlines. 

When seed is mature achenes loosen in centre of the seedhead which develops a fluffy appearance.collect entire seedheads in paper bags and allow to dry 

Surface sow 

Short 

 

Seed should be sown fresh Very quick to germinate and to grow. 

2-4 weeks 

 

 

 

Yes 

May also be propagted from cuttings.