Brachyscome perpusilla

3 Tiny Daisy at Throsby, ACT

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Identification history

Brachyscome perpusilla	2 Feb 2023	MichaelMulvaney
Brachyscome perpusilla	2 Feb 2023	EmmaCook
Unidentified	23 Aug 2022	EmmaCook

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Significant sighting

MichaelMulvaney noted:

2 Feb 2023

!st record of this plant in the ACT and an eastern range extension

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EmmaCook wrote:

23 Aug 2022

Oops. I did upload this at the start of the year but haven't had an ID so forgot I had done it.

EmmaCook wrote:

23 Aug 2022

@RWPurdie any ideas?

EmmaCook wrote:

25 Aug 2022

@gregbaines what are your thoughts?

Tapirlord wrote:

25 Aug 2022

Foliage somewhat reminds me of Cotula coronopifolia over Hyalosperma demissum or Siloxerus multiflorus. I can't place the "flower bracts?", if thats what we are looking at.

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

3 Oct 2022

Hi Emma,

Sorry for the slow reply – just returned to work after a week in Melbourne.

I suspect your unknown is Brachyscome perpusilla- see https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/2bbce132-ad86-45ac-a6ef-e251a73235ac . I think you said you have a specimen/s. To confirm can you please check that the ligules are < 2mm long and the fruit completely lack a pappus. If it’s this species it will be a new record for the ACT and quite a range extension. We would love a specimens for the herbarium if possible.

Cheers,
Dave Albrecht (CSIRO)

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

3 Oct 2022

FYI, response from Dave at ANH. My sample is too dried to confirm his questions re: ligule length and seed pappus. But I can hopefully locate it in our plot again this season and sample for him to confirm. Gooroo is throwing up all kinds of things these days!

Emma Cook

EmmaCook wrote:

2 Feb 2023

Sadly, despite a few efforts over the season I wasn't able to relocate this species in 2022. Based on the VicFlora images in comparison to all of the ones I have, and Dave's expert opinion I am confident his ID is correct.

Tapirlord wrote:

2 Feb 2023

This must be like the 6-7th new species for the ACT found in the last couple of years.

gregbaines wrote:

6 Feb 2023

That particular location is quite extraordinary for its diversity and the number of unusual species it supports. It is a bit of a treasure trove.

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