Podolepis gracilis

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Podolepis gracilis, commonly known as slender podolepis, is a slender perennial herb in the daisy family native to Western Australia. It was first described in 1828 by Robert Graham, based on plants grown from seed said to come from New South Wales and sent to England by the NSW colonial botanist, Charles Fraser.

Graham’s description notes a plant with a downward-rooting system and a tall, smooth, slightly-braced stem with branches. The leaves are glossy, three-nerved, and clasp the stem, ranging from lower oval-oblong leaves to upper more pointed ones. The flowers form heads on stalks about 3–4 inches high and include both disk and ray florets. Disk florets are rose-colored with white pollen; ray florets start pink and fade to white, forming a 1+ inch spreading edge. Seeds are small, lead-colored, and elongated, with a pale circular base at the bottom, and the seed head carries a simple, rough pappus. Many seeds are abortive in some flowers.