Australian Native Plants

  Brachyscome scapigera (Tufted Daisy)


Brachyscome scapigera photo
Brachyscome scapigera

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TUFTED DAISY FACTS

distribution map showing range of Brachyscome scapigera in Australia

Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License


Common Name
Tufted Daisy

Description
Tufted Daisy is an erect perennial growing to about 40 cm high. The leaves at the base of the plant are linear, or wider at the tip, and grow to about 19 cm long. The flower heads are about 12 mm in diameter. Flower heads are white or mauve, with yellow centre. The main flowering period is late spring to summer, between November and March.

Habitat
swampy areas in forest

Distribution
Tufted Daisy is found in south east Queensland, eastern New South Wales the Australian Capital Territory and eastern Victoria.

Growth Characteristics
Height: 0.15m - 0.4m
Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Asterales
Family:Asteraceae
Genus:Brachyscome
Species:scapigera
Common Name:Tufted Daisy


Relatives in same Genus
  Brachyscome ciliaris
  Brachyscome diversifolia
  Brachyscome graminea
  Brachyscome iberidifolia
  Brachyscome multifida
  Brachyscome segmentosa