Brachyscome linearis (Petrie) Druce

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Name scientific

Brachyscome linearis (Petrie) Druce, Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 4 Suppl.: 610 (1917)

Preferred name

Brachyscome linearis (Petrie) Druce

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

(Petrie) Druce

Original authors

Petrie

Combination authors

Druce

Publication place

Druce, G. C. 1917 ("1916"): Nomenclatural Notes: Chiefly African and Australian. Report / Botanical Society and Exchange Club of the British Isles for 1916, 4 Suppl.: 601–653.

Year published

1917

Publication page

610

Orthography

Brachycome linearis

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Lagenophora linearis Petrie

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Brachyscome linearis

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Compositae

Genus

Brachyscome

Species

linearis

Synonyms

Descriptions

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

Brachyscome linearis (Petrie) Druce

Description

2n = 18

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 linearis (Petrie) Druce

Description

Glabrous annual rosette herb. Lvs apetiolate, linear to very narrowly linear-spathulate, mostly entire, very rarely with 1-2 teeth near apex, obtuse to acute, 10-25 × 0.5-2 mm. Peduncle naked, 1-3 cm long and 0.2-0.5 mm diam. at flowering, elongating to 2.5-4.5 cm at fruiting. Involucral bracts ovate to oblong, obtuse and fimbriate at apex, 1-1.5 mm long. Rays c. 8-12, white, 0.5-2 mm long. Disc yellowish green. Achenes obovoid-oblong, compressed, eglandular, 1-1.5 mm long; pappus usually of few bristles c. 0.1 mm long, sometimes 0 in mature achenes.