| Forest daisy | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Brachyscome |
| Species: | B. microcarpa |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachyscome microcarpa Muell. | |
Brachyscome microcarpa, commonly known as forest daisy, 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
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.
Taxonomy and naming
Brachyscome microcarpa was first formally described in 1858 by Ferdinand von Mueller and the description was published in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. The specific epithet (microcarpa) means "small fruited".
Distribution and habitat
Forest daisy grows north of Newcastle and Queensland in well-drained locations in forests.
References
- "Brachyscome microcarpa". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ 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.