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Craspedia macrocephala Hook.
Alpine Billy Buttons
A species from alpine Australia with white flowers. In Tasmania this species was previously known as Craspedia alpina.

	Craspedia *macrocephala*	Craspedia *macrocephala*

	Description:Flower	Description:Plant showing silver leaves
	Location:Mt Field National Park, Tasmania	Location:Mt Field National Park, Tasmania
	GPS coordinates: 42˚41.0613S, 146˚35.7004E	GPS coordinates: 42˚41.0613S, 146˚35.7004E
	Date of photo:7 January 2010	Date of photo:7 January 2010
	Field No.: U1025	Field No.: U1025

	Craspedia macrocephala	Craspedia *macrocephala*

	Description:Plant	Description:Plants in habitat with *Astelia alpina var. alpina*
	Location:Mt Field National Park, Tasmania	Location:Mt Field National Park, Tasmania
	GPS coordinates: 42˚41.0613S, 146˚35.7004E	GPS coordinates: 42˚41.0613S, 146˚35.7004E
	Date of photo:7 January 2010	Date of photo:7 January 2010
	Field No.: U1025	Field No.: U1025

References (accessed 7 April 2018):

Rozefelds, A.C., Buchanan, A.M. & Ford, K.A. (2011), New species of Craspedia (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae) from Tasmania and determination of the identity of C. macrocephala Hook. Kanunnah 4: 104-106

Schmidt-Lebuhn, A.N. & Milner, K.V. (2013), A quantitative study of morphology in Australian Craspedia (Asteraceae, Gnaphalieae). Australian Systematic Botany 26:238-254

http://www.utas.edu.au/dicotkey/dicotkey/AST/gnaph/sCraspedia_alpina.htm

http://chabg.gov.au/images/photo_cd/LH3124GJ0132/044.html

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