scale bar = 1cm.
Bindyi - introduced (*Soliva sessilis)
Soliva - introduced (*Soliva stolonifera)
Other names: Jo Jo (*Soliva sessilis)
Family: Asteraceae (Daisy family).Natives of South America.
Occurrence: Seldom recorded locally.
Identification:
- both are are low growing
- the leaves are deeply divided
- they have small stalkless button flowers
- the fruit are spiny.
The spiny fruit are winged. The difference between the two species is
*Soliva sessilis. Wings smooth, not ridged.
*Soliva stolonifera. Wings ridged.
The first record of Soliva stolonifera in Victoria was in 1979, from a plant collected in the Barmah forest. The local record is from the hill opposite the Glenluce Springs picnic ground.
Photo 1: Bindyi with developing fruit. Rise and Shine. 2: *Soliva stolonifera. Glenluce.
