Minuria leptophylla

Minuria leptophylla commonly known as minnie daisy, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is a small perennial herb with white daisy-like flowers. It is endemic to Australia and grows in all mainland states.

Description
Minuria leptophylla is a spreading, decumbent herb, occasionally upright to 30 cm high and usually branched from the base. The stems are sparsely, minutely hairy eventually becoming smooth. The leaves are linear shaped, 5-20 mm long, 0.5-1 mm wide with occasional hairs to smooth, margins smooth and sharp at the apex. The single flower heads are at the end of branches, inner bracts narrowly egg-shaped, 4-6 mm long, 1-1.5 mm wide, apex rounded, fringed, outer bracts narrower and fringed. The flowers are white to pale mauve and the petals 4-7 mm long. Flowering occurs from June to October and the fruit is one-seeded, dry, egg-shaped and 0.5-1.2 mm long.

Taxonomy and naming
Minuria leptophylla was first formally described in 1836 by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle and the description was published in Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis. The specific epithet (leptophylla) means "leaved ".

Distribution and habitat
Minnie daisy grows in all mainland states of Australia on loam or light clay soils in woodland, forest and shrubland.