Asteraceae
Epaltes australis
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Epaltes
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Common names
By language (1)
- Chinese
- 球菊, 鵝不食草, 老鼠脚迹, 苡芭菊, 鹅不食草
Synonyms
- Artemisia chrysanthemum Russ. ex DC.
- Artemisia littoralis Retz.
- Epaltes hirsuta Less.
- Sphaeromorphaea australis (Less.) Kitam.
- Sphaeromorphaea petiolaris DC.
- Sphaeromorphaea russeliana DC.
Flowers
- In flower
- January, March to May, July, September to November (from 38 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos

Photo: Macleay Grass Man, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kevin Thiele from Perth, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.