Common name
English: Velvet Groundsel
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2595)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2492)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2107)
Order: Asterales (218)
Family: Asteraceae (217)(family description)
Genus: Roldana (1)
Epithet: petasitis (Sims) H.Rob. & Brettell (1)
Synonyms: Cineraria petasitis Sims, Cineraria platanifolia Schrank, Senecio petasitis (Sims) DC.
petasitis => hat like
platanifolia => leaves resemble those of the plane Platanus
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb, shrub
Flower colour: yellow