Dusty Miller
Spyridium parvifolium
Family Rhamnaceae
About
Spyridium parvifolium, commonly known dusty miller, is a flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae. It has dark green leaves and clusters of small, whitish flowers at the end of branches. It is widespread in eastern states of Australia.
How to spot it
Spyridium parvifolium is a low, spreading shrub to about 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) high with smaller branches thickly covered in soft, long, rusty coloured hairs. The dull green leaves are obovate, elliptic or orb shaped, 4–18 mm (0.16–0.71 in) long, 3–13 mm (0.12–0.51 in) wide, and the apex rounded or notched. The upper surface usually veined, densely covered with long, erect, rigid hairs to densely covered with short, soft, upright hairs. The lower surface thickly covered with whitish star-shaped hai
Documented on these trails
Found in
- Rocky Cape National Park — Tasmania hikes