Crassocephalum
1 species naturalized AUST;. Qld, NSW
*Crassocephalum crepidioides
Erect herb up to 75 cm high, thinly downy throughout. Stems prominently ribbed. Leaves alternate, ovoid to obovate, usually with 2 (sometimes more) prominent lobes near the base of the blade, irregularly and sharply toothed throughout, up to 8 cm long and 4 cm wide; petiole c. 1 cm long. Inflorescence terminal, loosely branched. Heads mostly long-stalked, sometimes 2–3 in a cluster. Involucral bracts numerous, narrow, up to 12 mm long, with a few basal bracts. Florets tubular, slightly exceeding the bracts. Corollas orange brownish or red. Cypselas ribbed. Pappus of numerous fine white silky hairs, up to 20 mm long. Sydney district. Weed of cultivation and waste places. Introd. from Africa. Fl. summer. Thickhead