Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan

Common name: Showy Copper-wire Daisy

Family: Asteraceae (Aster)

Distribution: Eastern Australia

Life form: Herbaceous perennial

Comments: This attractive herbaceous perennial will die back and reshoot annually from a woody rootstock. Like most daisies, the seed has a parachute of fluffy bristles which allows it to float around on the breeze, aiding in the species' distribution.