Brachyscome obovata

Tufted, more or less glabrous perennial to c. 30 cm high. Leaves mainly basal, linear or linear-oblanceolate, mostly 4–19 cm long, 1–2.5 mm wide, dilated basally. Peduncles 1–3 per tuft, usually glabrous but sometimes with scattered hairs, with 3–6 leaves less than 1 cm long; bracts 20–29, c. 1-seriate, equal, mainly obovate, 4.3–5.3 mm long, 1.1–2.7 mm wide, mainly green but with scarious, often purplish margins, glabrous or with a few hairs; ligules 11–12 mm long, white or tinged mauve. Cypselas obovate, 2–2.9 mm long, 1–1.6 mm wide, biconvex, glabrous, brown; pappus 0.1–0.3 mm long. Flowers Apr., Nov.–Feb.