Brachyscome scapigera
| Tufted 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. scapigera
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| Binomial name | |
| Brachyscome scapigera | |
| Synonyms | |
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Senecio scapiger[2] | |
Brachyscome scapigera commonly known as tufted daisy,[3]is a flowering, perennial herb in the family Asteraceae. It has white or mauve daisy-like flowers and is endemic to south-eastern Australia.
Description
[edit]Brachyscome scapigera is an upright, perennial herb to 40 cm (16 in) high. The basal leaves are linear to oblanceolate and up to 20 cm (7.9 in) long and 15 mm (0.59 in) wide, margins entire and the apex pointed. The flowerheads are borne singly, about 12 mm (0.47 in) in diameter with yellow centres and white or mauve petals, peduncle 8.5–23 cm (3.3–9.1 in) long, often with one or two smaller leaves. Flowering occurs between November and March and the fruit is a swollen, smooth, ribbed cypsela.[3][4][5]
Taxonomy and naming
[edit]In 1826 this species was given the name Senecio scapigera by Franz Sieber from an unpublished description by Curt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel. In 1838 Augustin Pyramus de Candolle changed the name to Brachyscome scapigera and the description was published in Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis.[6][7]The specific epithet (scapigera) refers to the shape of the flower stalk.[8]
Distribution
[edit]Brachyscome scapigera frequently occurs in swampy areas in forests in Queensland, New South Wales the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria. In the latter state it occurs at altitudes above 600 metres and is associated with Eucalyptus pauciflora.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Brachyscome scapigera". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ "Brachyscome scapigera". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ a b Everett, J. "Brachyscome scapigera". PlantNET-NSW Flora online. Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ Sharp, Sarah; Rehwinkel, Rainer; Mallinson, Dave; Eddy, David (2015). Woodland Flora a Field Guide for the Southern Tableland (NSW & ACT). Canberra: Horizons Print Management. ISBN 0731360214.
- ^ Cosgrove, Meredith (2014). Photographic Guide to Native Plants of the Australian Capital Territory. Meadow Argus. p. 28. ISBN 9780994183408.
- ^ de Candolle, Augustin (1838). Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (7 ed.). Paris. p. 277.
- ^ "Brachyscome scapigera". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ George, A.S; Sharr, F.A (2021). Western Australian Plant Names and their meanings (4th ed.). Kardinya: Four Gables. p. 311. ISBN 9780958034197.
- ^ Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.