Wiry Buttons (Leptorhynchos tenuifolius)

Wiry Buttons, a reference photo — Photo: DavidFrancis34 from Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Leptorhynchos tenuifolius, commonly known as wiry buttons, 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.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Wiry Buttons being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Leptorhynchos squamatus
Panaetia lessonii
Rutidosis murchisonii
Leptorhynchos nitidulus

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Leptorhynchos
Species: Leptorhynchos tenuifolius

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