Brachyscome graminea
Grass Daisy at Rendezvous Creek, ACT
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| Brachyscome graminea | BettyDonWood | 10 Mar 2016 | |
| Brachyscome graminea | KenT | 9 Mar 2016 |
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3 comments
10 Mar 2016
The other possibility was Brachyscome obovata, which according to Vicflora has 20-29 green bracts surrounding the flower head. Brachyscome graminea has 15-20 green bracts around the flower head.
10 Mar 2016
Thanks Betty, I was having some trouble trying to distinguish between those two species. In the end I used the paper by Short (2014) and to some extent I relied on leaf width and shape and ecological factors such as habitat and altitude of the sighting. I should have looked for some seeds, but it was getting very hot and it slipped my mind. If you don’t have it the Short paper is available as a PDF, full reference being: Short PS (2014) A taxonomic review of Brachyscome Cass. s.lat. (Asteraceae: Astereae), including descriptions of a new genus, Roebuckia, new species and new infraspecific taxa. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 28 (2014) 1–219.
10 Mar 2016
Thanks Ken. I have the Short paper. The people at Vicflora quite often use up to date data. I am using it as a primary reference more and more.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.998000-35.717833
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Rendezvous Creek, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 7 Mar 2016 10:18 AM Recorded on
- KenT Recorded by
- Yes In flower
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Species information
- Brachyscome graminea Scientific name
- Grass Daisy Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1388.19m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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