Flaxleaf Fleabane
Early Buds
Ellura
Flaxleaf Fleabane
Flower Head, above
 
                      
Flaxleaf Fleabane (Erigeron bonariensis)Class: Plants (Plantae) - Land Plants (Charophyta) - Land Plants (Equisetopsida)
Order: Sunflowers (Asterales)
Family: Daisy (Asteraceae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Flaxleaf Fleabane (Erigeron bonariensis)
This Photo:     Flower, fully open
Synonym: Conyza bonariensis

Thank you Tony and Jenny Dominelli for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
Mature plant is ~300mm tall; single stemed with flowers bunching at the top.
The flowers don't have petals.

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This species is classed as If (Foreign Introduction)