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Scientific Name

Brachyscome parvula

Family Name

ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)

Common Name

Coast Daisy

Status

Height

0.1m - 0.4m (10-40cm)

Flowers

White daisy flowers, flower-heads about 1cm across,

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Small tufted perennial herb.

Municipalities

Dorset; Flinders Island; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands

Communities

Swampy ground

Habitat Notes

Flinders Island; elsewhere recorded only three times; from the west coast at the Gordon River, at Strahan and from swampy ground near Cradle Mountain.

Site Tolerance

Moist; Waterlogged; Waterlogged

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Poorly-drained

General Notes

Resembles B. angustifolia and could have been overlooked in other places because of this resemblance. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Collection is difficult as only a small amount of seed is ripe at any one time. seed is tanbrown and releases easily from the seed heads when ripe. collect heads, dry and extract unreleased seed by hand

Seed Treatment Method

Surface sow

Seed Storage Life

Short

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Success from seed varied, fresh seed is vital.

Germination Time

2-7 weeks

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Yes

Cutting Notes