About Calotis cuneifolia R.Br.
Calotis cuneifolia R.Br., commonly called purple burr-daisy, is a small perennial herb. It can grow either upright or prostrate, reaching a height of 25–60 cm (9.8–23.6 in), and its entire surface is covered in rigid hairs. Its basal leaves are more or less woody and wither early, while its upper leaves are simple, sessile, alternately arranged, and wedge-shaped to spoon-shaped, with lobes near the apex; these upper leaves measure 8–40 mm (0.31–1.57 in) long and 5–20 mm (0.20–0.79 in) wide, and bear occasional hairs. Its flower heads are blue, white, or purple, 6–20 mm (0.24–0.79 in) in diameter, and grow either singly or in groups of two or three in cymes on slender stems, with a yellow central disc. Flowering mostly occurs between September and December. Its fruit is a flattened cypsela covered in barbed spines. Purple burr-daisy grows in grasslands and forests across a range of soil types in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, and the Northern Territory.
