Leptorhynchos tenuifolius, commonly known as wiry buttons,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is an upright to ascending herb, multi-branched and has yellow flowers and grows in Victoria and South Australia.
Leptorhynchos tenuifolius is a multi-stemmed upright to ascending multi-branched perennial, covered with soft hairs to smooth and high. Leaves are narrow, linear-shaped, pointed, margins recurved, long, wide, basal leaves longer and wider. The flower heads are oblong-cone shaped, about in diameter, outer involucral bracts clear with a brown tip, margins densely covered with spreading, soft hairs and the florets yellow. Flowering occurs from October to March and the fruit is a cypsela about long and smooth.[1] [2]
Leptorhynchos tenuifolius was first formally described in 1858 by Ferdinand von Mueller and the description was published in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae.[3] [4] The specific epithet (tenuifolius) means "slender leaved".[5]
Wiry buttons is a locally common species growing in a variety of situations including woodlands, forest and wet areas on sandy soils in Victoria and South Australia.[1] [2]