Brachyscome diversifolia (Tall Daisy)

Brachyscome diversifolia (Tall daisy)

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TALL DAISY FACTS

distribution map showing range of Brachyscome diversifolia in Australia

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

Common Name
Tall Daisy

Description
Tall Daisy is an annual or perennial herb growing to 0.5 m high. The leaves grow up to 15 cm long and are finely dissected. The flower heads are 11mm to 18 mm in diameter. Flower heads range in colour from white to mauve, with yellow centre. The plant flowers for most of the year, mainly from August to March.

Habitat
Forest, woodland, heathland

Distribution
Tall Daisy is found in western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in eastern New South Wales and eastern Victoria. Also found in north and east Tasmania

Growth Characteristics
Height: 0.5m
Classification

Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Brachyscome
Species:	diversifolia
Common Name:	Tall Daisy

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