Vittadinia arida is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is a small, annual herb with mauve or pink flowers and grows in Australian mainland states, Northern Territory with exception of Victoria.
Description Vittadinia arida is an upright, small, annual herb high, occasional bristles, sticky hairs and several glandular hairs. Leaves oblong to oblanceolate, flat, long, wide, margins entire or with 1 or 2 small, rounded lobes, lower leaves broader. Flowers pink or mauve, heads long, involucres long, bracts linear, tapering to a point. Flowering occurs from August to October and the fruit is a flattened achene, long, pale ridges and smooth.
Taxonomy and naming Vittadinia arida was first formally described in 1982 by Nancy Tyson Burbidge and the description was published in Brunonia.The specific epithet (arida) means arid, dry habitat.
Distribution and habitat This species of Vittadinia grows in rocky locations in Queensland, Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
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