Where did the Singapore daisy come from?

Family: Astra's.

Form: Herb

Origin: Native from Mexico to Argentina.

Flowers/Spearhead: Flowers: Flower heads solitary in leaf Axel's, on stalks 3-14 cm long. Flower heads with 4-14 petal like ray florets with strap like part 6-15 mm long and with 5 small lobes at the apex; inner (disc) florets tubular. Flowers spring to autumn.

Description: Mat forming perennial herb to 70 cm high, with stems to 2 m or more long. Leaves 3-11 cm long, 2.5-8 cm wide, dark green above, paler below, with simple white hairs, margins toothed.

Distinguishing features: Distinguished by spreading stems that root at nodes; presence of some leaves that are trilobite; flowers to 3.5 cm wide with yellow disc and ray florets; seeds 4-5 mm long, tubercular and topped with short scales.

Dispersal: Spread by seed and locally by spreading stems.