About Brachyscome spathulata Gaudich.
Brachyscome spathulata Gaudich., commonly called spoon-leaved daisy, is an upright, mostly smooth perennial herb that grows up to 60 cm (24 in) tall. It produces a rosette of leaves at its base. Basal leaves are spoon-shaped, sessile, 3–6 cm (1.2–2.4 in) long, and 8–34 mm (0.31–1.34 in) wide, with toothed margins. Upper stem leaves are oblong-shaped, sessile, toothed, woolly, and decrease in size moving upward along the stem; they measure 5–40 mm (0.20–1.57 in) long and 1–11 mm (0.039–0.433 in) wide. Flower heads are borne singly, 10–20 mm (0.39–0.79 in) in diameter, glandular and downy, attached to a peduncle 15–40 cm (5.9–15.7 in) long. Flowering stems are hairy. Bracts are arranged in a single row of approximately 20 to 30 individual bracts; they are narrowly elliptic or oblong-lance shaped, 6–9 mm (0.24–0.35 in) long, 1–1.7 mm (0.039–0.067 in) wide, and usually green. Involucral bracts are lance-shaped, herbaceous, membranous, and either glandular or covered in short, soft hairs. Florets are mauve or light blue, occasionally white, surrounding a yellow central disc; the petal-like ligules measure 5–15 mm (0.20–0.59 in) long. Flowering occurs from October to June. The fruit is a flattened, wedge-shaped brown cypsela that is 2.2–5 mm (0.087–0.197 in) long, 1.1–2.5 mm (0.043–0.098 in) wide, and smooth. This species grows mostly in sub-alpine woodland, heath, grassland, and dry forests in New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, and the Australian Capital Territory.
