Appearance
''Ixodia achillaeoides'' is a small understory shrub up to 10–200 cm high, stems smooth, sticky and branched. The leaves are variable from linear to egg-shaped, sticky, 5–100 mm long, decurrent, dark green on upper surface, paler on the underside and a prominent mid-vein. The inflorescence is an urn-shaped to oval-shaped cluster of 3-80 white flowers with yellow centres at the end of stems. Individual flowers 3–9 mm long and 1–8 mm in diameter, sessile or on a short peduncle. The fruit is a cypsela 1.5–2.5 mm long and covered with soft hairs. Flowering mostly occurs in spring and summer.
Naming
''Ixodia achillaeoides'' was first formally described in 1812 by Robert Brown and the description was published in ''Hortus Kewensis''. The specific epithet refers to the similarity of the inflorescence to those of plants in the genus ''Achillea''.
Distribution
This species has a scattered distribution in Victoria. A widespread species in South Australia, occurring in woodland, scrubland and forest.
Habitat
This species has a scattered distribution in Victoria. A widespread species in South Australia, occurring in woodland, scrubland and forest.References:
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