Brachyscome chrysoglossa
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| Yellow-tongue daisy | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Brachyscome |
| Species: | B. chrysoglossa |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachyscome chrysoglossa | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Brachyscome marginata var. chrysoglossa (F.Muell.) G.L.Davis | |
Brachyscome chrysoglossa commonly known as yellow-tongue daisy,[3] is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae and is endemic to Australia. It is an upright perennial herb with yellow daisy-like flowers.
Brachyscome chrysoglossa is an upright, perennial herb 15–40 cm (5.9–15.7 in) high, smooth or with occasional hairs. The leaves are basal or borne on the stems, narrowly egg-shaped or elliptic, 1–11 cm (0.39–4.33 in) long, 2–18 mm (0.079–0.709 in) wide, smooth or hairy, entire or lobed. The 13-24 bracts are arranged in rows, about equal, mostly oval-shaped or elliptic, 2.5–6 mm (0.098–0.236 in) long, 0.7–3 mm (0.028–0.118 in) wide, green, sometimes with dry, purplish margins, smooth or with occasional hairs. Flowering from September to January and the fruit is an achene, obovate, 2.5–2.9 mm (0.098–0.114 in) long, 1.6–2.1 mm (0.063–0.083 in) wide, yellowish or light brown and hairy.[3][4]
