Scientific Name: Brachyscome radicata

Common Name: spreading daisy

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Asteraceae

Threatened Species Status: Rare

Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.

Form Description: Perennial with short, stout rootstock and hairy glandular, erect/ascending branches.

Height (m): 0.05 – 0.2

Flowers: Flower heads 1-2cm across with white or mauve florets.

Fruit: Achene – almost black, slightly thickened, very hairy and with short pappus.

Municipality
Break O’DayCentral HighlandsGlamorgan-Spring BayHobartKentishMeander Valley
Plant Communities
Grassland
Habitat Notes

Present in the foothills of kunanyi/Mt. Wellington and on the Middlesex Plains near Cradle Mountain.

Site Tolerance

Moist

Soil Tolerance

Fertile, Loam, Well-drained

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Impractical Propagation material is too difficult to collect or conditions for propagation or cultivation are too specialized.

Seed Information

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

For best results with daisies generally, surface sowing allows maximum light to trigger germination.