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Brachyscome dichromosomatica is a small, short-lived (ephemeral) Australian daisy that grows up to about 25 cm tall and is known for having the lowest chromosome number of any land plant. It is a wild species of dry riverbeds and claypans rather than a commonly grown garden plant.
Brachyscome dichromosomatica is a small flowering plant that is found in parts of Australia. It is notable for its exceptionally low chromosome number of 2n=4, the smallest known among land plants.
The species is native to the provinces of South Australia and New South Wales in Australia. The alba variety is only found in New South Wales. The plants have a habitat of dried riverbeds and claypans.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Brachyscome dichromosomatica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
