Scientific name: Montanoa hibiscifolia
Common names: Tree daisy, bush daisy, montanoa, anzac flower
Description:
- Large, branched shrub to 12 ft tall
- Leaves are broad, up to 1.8 ft long by 1 ft wide, and are usually deeply lobed, hairy
- Showy sprays of daisy-like flowers bloom in winter; disk yellow, ray petals white
- Seeds are dark reddish brown,about 1 inch long in rounded, papery, old flower-heads (see photos)
- Prefers drier mesic areas
Harm:
- Forms dense monospecific stands, displacing native plant and animal species
- known to invade roadsides, disturbed areas, wastelands, urban open spaces, savannahs, woodlands, foreest edges/gaps and riverbanks
