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Snow Daisy

Brachyscome nivalis

Snow Daisy
Photo: Allthingsnative, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
New South Wales to Victoria
Climate
temperate

About

Brachyscome nivalis, commonly known as snow daisy, is a perennial herb in the family Asteraceae and is endemic to Australia. It has mostly white daisy-like flowers, yellow centres and deeply lobed leaves.

Where it grows

The snow daisy grows in New South Wales at higher altitudes, and extending south from Mount Gingera in the Australian Capital Territory. In Victoria it is found growing in protected, rocky sites in the alps, sometimes in herb fields, grassland and woodlands.

Other Brachyscome plants

Hill Daisy · Grass Daisy · Border Ranges Daisy · Swamp Daisy · Brachyscome bellidioides · Brachyscome campylocarpa · Brachyscome chrysoglossa · Bushy cut leaf daisy · Field Daisy · Brachyscome dichromosomatica · Brachyscome dissectifolia · Brachyscome gilesii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Brachyscome nivalis 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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