Brachyscome mittagongensis, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae and is endemic to New South Wales. It has white daisy-like flowers and a yellow centre.
Brachyscome mittagongensis is a perennial herb with ascending or horizontal branches up to Шаблон:Cvt long, mostly smooth except for occasional hairs. The leaves are variable, narrowly oblong or elliptic, oval-lance or lance-shaped, usually glabrous, arranged alternately, mostly sessile, Шаблон:Cvt long, Шаблон:Cvt wide, apex squared or three toothed. The flowers florets have about 40 white petals, Шаблон:Cvt long with four veins meeting at the apex, yellow centre disc contains about 80, 5 lobed florets. The bracts overlap and arranged in one row and five stamens. Flowering occurs from February to May and the fruit is an oval-shaped, flattened achene, Шаблон:Cvt long, warty and brown.[1]
Taxonomy and naming
Brachyscome mittagongensis was first formally described in 2009 by Philip Sydney Short and the description was published in Muelleria.[2][3] The specific epithet (mittagongensis) is in reference to Mittagong the area of distribution of the species.[3]
Distribution and habitat
This species of brachyscome has a restricted distribution from Marulan to Berrima in New South Wales on roadsides, swamps and cleared grazing areas.[1][3]
