Brachyscome graminea (Grass Daisy)
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Brachyscome graminea, labelled under former name Brachyscome angustifolia at time of photo; Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, Victoria
Photograph by Melburnian. Some rights reserved. (view image details)
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GRASS DAISY FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Grass Daisy
Other Names
Stiff Daisy
Description
Grass Daisy is a trailing or upright perennial herb growing to 70 cm high. The flower heads are 8 mm to 17 mm in diameter. Flowers heads are white or mauve, with yellow centre. The plant flowers in spring, summer and autumn from October to May. Brachyscome graminea was formerly known as Brachyscome angustifolia var. angustifolia.
Habitat
Wet ground around marshes, freshwater swamps, streams.
Distribution
Grass Daisy is found in eastern New South Wales, Victoria, south eastern South Australia, Tasmania.
Growth Characteristics
Height: 0.3m - 0.7m
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Asterales | | Family: | Asteraceae | | Genus: | Brachyscome | | Species: | graminea | | Common Name: | Grass Daisy |
Relatives in same Genus
Brachyscome ciliaris
Brachyscome diversifolia
Brachyscome iberidifolia
Brachyscome multifida
Brachyscome scapigera
Brachyscome segmentosa
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