Brachyscome exilis

Sond. Finger-leaved Daisy
Linnaea 25: 473 (1853)
Taxonomic status Accepted
Occurrence status Present
Origin Native
Degree of establishment Native
Threat status
FFG: Endangered (EN)

Ascending to erect annual, 4–22 cm high, glabrous or with glandular hairs. Leaves basal and cauline, oblong to narrowly obovate in outline, 0.5–2.5 cm long, 2–10 mm wide, mostly pinnatisect (some entire and more or less linear), 3–7-lobed, glabrous or with scattered glandular hairs, slightly dilated basally. Peduncles glabrous or with glandular hairs; bracts c. 10–15, c. 1-seriate, c. equal or somewhat unequal, ovate or elliptic, 1.9–2.5 mm long, 0.5–0.9 mm wide, mainly green but with scarious, often purplish, glandular-hairy margins, glabrous or with scattered glandular hairs; ligules c. 3–4 mm long, white. Cypselas c. narrowly obovoid or clavate, straight, 1.5–1.9 mm long, 0.4–0.6 mm wide, brown or grey-brown; lateral faces somewhat concave; pappus absent Flowers Sep.–Dec.

LoM, MuM, VVP, VRiv, GipP. Also WA, SA, NSW. Occurring in the north-west of the state in a range of habitats, e.g. with saltbush on saline gypseous soils, in mallee eucalypt communities and in Belah woodlands.

Source:

Short, P.S. (1999). Brachyscome. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J., ‍Flora of Victoria Vol. 4, Cornaceae to Asteraceae‍, pp. 835–859. Inkata Press, Melbourne.

Updated by: Daniel Ohlsen, 7 Jul. 2017
Brachyscome exilis (hero image) Spinning
Brachyscome exilis (distribution map) Spinning