Tiny Daisy

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Brachyscome perpusilla

An erect annual herb up to 12 cm high but often less. Leaves often deeply dissected almost to the middle rib, 0.5-3 cm long, and almost fleshy. Flower-heads 5 mm wide appear on partially open, enclosed by a single row of egg-shaped bracts 2 to 3.4 mm long. Petals white and insignificant.

Details
Flora Type
Herbs
Former Scientific Name
Brachycome perpusilla
Distinctive Features

Tiny white partially open flowers enclosed in a row of egg-shaped bracts.
Biology

Annual. Widespread and occurring across of variety of habitats, from woodland to saltmarsh.
Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Jul-Oct
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Brachyscome
Species
perpusilla

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Insect pollinated.

Interesting Facts
Similar Species

Distinct regional differences, especially in size of plant and size of leaves.
Native Status
Native