Brachyscias
Genus of flowering plants
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Brachyscias is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae. Its only species is Brachyscias verecundus (common name - ironstone brachyscias[1]), described in 1999, from Southwest Australia.[2]
| Brachyscias | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Brachyscias J.M.Hart & Henwood |
| Species: | B. verecundus |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachyscias verecundus J.M.Hart & Henwood | |
Conservation status
It is listed as critically endangered under the Australian government's Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999,[1] due to there being just one confirmed population and extreme fluctuations in the number of mature individuals, together with a continuing decline in the habitat quality. Threats include "firebreak maintenance activities, lack of appropriate disturbance, inappropriate fire regimes, mineral exploration, hydrological changes, weed invasion and rabbits".[3]
