Brachyscome dentata
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Brachyscome |
| Species: | B. dentata |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachyscome dentata | |
Brachyscome dentata, commonly known as lobe-seed daisy,[2] is a tufted perennial herb in the family Asteraceae and is endemic to Australia. It has mostly white or mauve daisy-like flowers, a yellow centre and pale green leaves. It is endemic to Australia.
Brachyscome dentata is an upright, perennial herb with branches up to 50 cm (20 in) high with leafy stems. The leaves and stems may have occasional to thickly covered woolly hairs. The lower leaves wither quickly, the upper leaves wedge shaped, mostly 2–5 cm (0.79–1.97 in) long, 2–10 mm (0.079–0.394 in) wide, 3 narrow, sharp lobes at the apex, sometimes deep margins or entire without a stalk. The single, white or occasionally mauve flowers are about 10 mm (0.39 in) in diameter on a peduncle 8–25 cm (3.1–9.8 in) long. The overlapping bracts lance-shaped, rounded or sharply pointed and jagged. The fruit is brown, dry, wedge shaped, flattened and 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) long covered in short bristles. Flowering occurs in spring and summer.[2][3][4]