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Bushy cut leaf daisy

Brachyscome ciliaris

Also called Variable daisy

Bushy cut leaf daisy
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
Australia

About

Brachyscome ciliaris, commonly known as variable daisy, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae it is a small, bushy, perennial herb with white or mauve daisy-like flowers. It grows in the Northern Territory and mainland states of Australia with the exception of South Australia.

Where it grows

Geographically speaking, it is very widely distributed, occurring in every Australian state. It is somewhat restricted in terms of habitat, however, favouring red earths and grey sands over limestone or clay, in disturbed areas and on the margins of salt pans.

Other Brachyscome plants

Hill Daisy · Grass Daisy · Border Ranges Daisy · Swamp Daisy · Brachyscome bellidioides · Brachyscome campylocarpa · Brachyscome chrysoglossa · Field Daisy · Brachyscome dichromosomatica · Brachyscome dissectifolia · Brachyscome gilesii · Grass Daisy

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Brachyscome ciliaris by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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