Scientific Name: Brachyscome parvula
Common Name: coast daisy
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Asteraceae
Form Description: Small tufted perennial herb.
Height (m): 0.1 – 0.4
Flowers: White daisy flowers, flower heads about 1cm across.
Fruit: Achene
Municipality
Plant Communities
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
Soil Tolerance
Nutrient-poor, Poorly-drained
General Notes
Resembles Brachyscome graminea.
Propagation Calendar
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Flowering Month
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Seed Collecting Month
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Sowing Month
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Cutting Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Collection is difficult as only a small amount of seed is ripe at any one time. Seed is tan-brown and releases easily from the seed heads when ripe. Collect heads, dry and extract unreleased seed by hand.
Seed Treatment Method
Surface Sow Sow seed finely on the surface of the potting mix and cover with just enough mix to hold the seed on the surface when watered.
Seed Storage Life
Short
Seed Treatment Notes
Success from seed varied; fresh seed is vital.
Germination Time
2-7 weeks