Polycalymma stuartii F.Muell. & Sond. is a plant in the Asteraceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Polycalymma stuartii F.Muell. & Sond. (Polycalymma stuartii F.Muell. & Sond.)
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Polycalymma stuartii F.Muell. & Sond.

Polycalymma stuartii F.Muell. & Sond.

Polycalymma stuartii, the poached egg daisy, is an 8-week lifecycle annual Australian daisy drought and frost resistant.

Family
Genus
Polycalymma
Order
Asterales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Polycalymma stuartii F.Muell. & Sond.

Scientific name: Polycalymma stuartii F.Muell. & Sond., common name: poached egg daisy. This species is an annual daisy with an 8-week lifecycle. It grows abundantly during favorable seasons in open plant communities on sand plains and dune fields across Western Australia, the Northern Territory, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria. It thrives in light to medium textured soil in open, sunny habitats, and is resistant to both drought and frost.

Photo: (c) Tom Hunt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Tom Hunt · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Polycalymma

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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