Brachyscome microcarpa
| Forest daisy | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Brachyscome |
| Species: | B. microcarpa
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| Binomial name | |
| Brachyscome microcarpa | |
Brachyscome microcarpa, commonly known as forest daisy,[2] is a perennial herb in the family Asteraceae and is endemic to Australia. It has mostly white or mauve daisy-like flowers, a yellow centre, variable shaped leaves and flowers from October to January.
Description
[edit]Brachyscome microcarpa is a spreading or slightly upright perennial up to 58 cm (23 in) high with glandular-softly hairy to sometimes smooth stems. The leaves at the base of the stem when present are rounded to spoon-shaped, pinnate or scalloped, up to 7.5 cm (3.0 in) long with a petiole. Higher leaves are narrowly egg-shaped to wedge shaped or circular, scalloped to pinnate with linear lobes up to 8 mm (0.31 in) long, occasionally palmate and with a petiole. The flowers are borne singly, 3.5–8 mm (0.14–0.31 in) in diameter, peduncle glabrous up to 18 cm (7.1 in) long, bracts narrowly egg-shaped, rounded with jagged margins and the petals are usually white or bluish mauve. Flowering occurs from October to November and the fruit is an achene, egg-shaped to wedge-shaped, flattened, brown to black, warty, hairy and 1–1.8 mm (0.039–0.071 in) long.[2]
Taxonomy and naming
[edit]Brachyscome microcarpa was first formally described in 1858 by Ferdinand von Mueller and the description was published in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae.[3] The specific epithet (microcarpa) means "small fruited".[4]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Forest daisy grows north of Newcastle and Queensland in well-drained locations in forests.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Brachyscome microcarpa". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ a b c Everett, J. "Brachyscome microcarpa". PlantNET-NSW flora online. Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Brachyscome microcarpa". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ George, A.S; Sharr, F.A (2021). Western Australian Plant Names and their meanings (4th ed.). Kardinya: Four Gables. p. 259. ISBN 9780958034197.