Brachyscome dichromosomatica var. alba

Decumbent to ascending annual, 2–15 cm high, mainly glabrous but sometimes with scattered eglandular hairs. Leaves mostly or only basal, sometimes linear but usually pinnatisect, 1–8 cm long, segments 5–9, linear, to c. 15 mm long, often slightly succulent, mainly glabrous but some broad eglandular hairs usually present; lobes linear. Bracts 8–13, 1-seriate, c. equal, very widely obovate to ovate or elliptic, 3.5–6 mm long, 1.5–4 mm wide, mainly herbaceous but with scarious, often purplish margins, glabrous; ligules (5–)6–12 mm long, white; disc florets up to 50. Cypselas more or less obtriangular, straight, 2.5–3.5 mm long (excluding pappus), 1.5–2 mm wide, whitish or pale brown, with a dense, unbroken line of c. 2 mm long, eglandular hairs on the ridge of each lateral face; pappus 1–1.3 mm long, bristles rather broad, irregularly fimbriate, fused for about one-third their length. Flowers Sep. (1 record).