Brachyscome humilis G.Simpson & J.S.Thomson

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Name scientific

Brachyscome humilis G.Simpson & J.S.Thomson, Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 73: 167 (1943)

Preferred name

Brachyscome humilis G.Simpson & J.S.Thomson

Taxonomy reference

Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. 1988: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. IV. Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons. Botany Division DSIR, Christchurch.

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Nomenclature

Authors

G.Simpson & J.S.Thomson

Original authors

G.Simpson & J.S.Thomson

Publication place

Simpson, G.; Thomson, J.S. 1943: Notes on some New Zealand plants and descriptions of new species. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 73: 155–171.

Year published

1943

Publication page

167

Orthography

Brachycome humile

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Brachyscome humilis G.Simpson & J.S.Thomson

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Brachyscome humilis

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Compositae

Genus

Brachyscome

Species

humilis

Descriptions

Dawson, M.I. 2008: Index of chromosome numbers of indigenous New Zealand vascular plants.

Brachyscome humilis G.Simpson & J.S.Thomson

Description

2n = 36–37

Description

2n = 37

Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. 1988: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. IV. Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons. Botany Division DSIR, Christchurch.

Brachyscome humilis G.Simpson & J.S.Thomson

Description

Perennial rosette herb, often forming loose mats. Lvs apetiolate, narrow- spathulate, mostly entire, rarely with 1-(2) pairs of shallow teeth near apex, obtuse, glabrous, 5-10 × 1-1.5 mm. Peduncle naked, glabrous except for few glandular hairs below capitulum, 3-4.5 cm long and 0.3-0.6 mm diam. at flowering, elongating to up to 7 cm at fruiting. Involucral bracts elliptic to narrow-oblong, obtuse and fimbriate to apex, glabrous except for few glandular hairs at base, 2.5-3 mm long. Rays 12-22, white, c. 3-5 mm long. Disc yellow. Achenes obovoid-oblong, compressed, eglandular, c. 1.5 mm long; pappus of bristles c. 0.3 mm long.