Brachyscome perpusilla
3 Tiny Daisy at Throsby, ACT
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| Brachyscome perpusilla | MichaelMulvaney | 2 Feb 2023 | |
| Brachyscome perpusilla | EmmaCook | 2 Feb 2023 | |
| Unverified | EmmaCook | 23 Aug 2022 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
2 Feb 2023
!st record of this plant in the ACT and an eastern range extension
9 comments
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.
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.
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)
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)
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
Emma Cook
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.
2 Feb 2023
This must be like the 6-7th new species for the ACT found in the last couple of years.
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.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.184957-35.178662
- Altitude 604.3m
- Maps Goorooyarroo NR (ACT)
- Places Throsby, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 28 Sep 2021 02:55 PM Recorded on
- EmmaCook Recorded by
- Less than 10cm Plant height
- Yes In flower
Collections
- Significant Plants Daisies EmmaCook Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Brachyscome perpusilla
Species information
- Brachyscome perpusilla Scientific name
- Tiny Daisy Common name
- Sensitive
- Very rare / threatened
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 604.3m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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