Plants of
South Australia
Brachyscome goniocarpa
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Kath Alcock paintings: 4.

Etymology

Brachyscome from the Greek 'brachys' meaning short and 'kome' meaning hair, referring to the tuft of short bristles or hairs of the pappus. Goniocarpa from the Greek 'gonia' meaning angle and 'carpos' meaning fruit, referring to the seed having many sides.

Distribution and status

Found in the southern part in South Australia, from Eyre Peninsula to the South-east, growing in damp shallow depressions on sand dunes and under eucalypts. Also found in Western Australia, New South Wales and Victoria. Native. Common in South Australia. Uncommon in Western Australia. Common in the other States.
Herbarium regions: Eastern, Eyre Peninsula, Northern Lofty, Murray, Yorke Peninsula, Southern Lofty, Kangaroo Island, South Eastern, Green Adelaide
NRM regions: Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges, Eyre Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Northern and Yorke, South Australian Arid Lands, South Australian Murray-Darling Basin, South East
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)

Plant description

Annual herb to 23 cm high with few, erect to decumbent, weak, hairy stems. Basal leaves spathulate and lobed to 4.5 cm long, soon withering. Other leaves spathulate to cuneate, distally lobed to 3 cm long and 6 mm wide, pubescent, glandular. Flowers small white daisy. Flowering between August and October. Fruits are brown-black daisy-heads. Seeds are black many angled seed to 2 mm long and 1 mm wide, with smooth bumpy surface. Seed embryo type is spatulate fully developed.

Seed collection and propagation

Collect seeds between October and December. Pick heads that are maturing, drying off, with brown seeds that dislodge easily. Place the seed-heads in a tray and leave to dry for a week. Then gently rub the heads by hand to dislodge the seeds. Use a sieve to separate the unwanted material. Store the seeds with a desiccant such as dried silica beads or dry rice, in an air tight container in a cool and dry place. Seed viability is usually high. This species has physiological dormancy that needs to be overcome for the seed to germinate .Gibberellic acid (250 mg/L added to water agar) may improve germination, particularly under diurnal summer conditions or constant temperatures ranging from 17.5 - 28.5 degrees celsius.

Seeds stored:
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LocationNo. of seeds
(weight grams)		Number
of plants		Date
collected		Collection number
Collection location		Date
stored		% ViabilityStorage
temperature
BGA 
MSB		31,000 (11.98 g)
17,000 (8.08 g)		501-Oct-2007RJB74324
South Eastern		19-Sep-200890%-18°C
BGA7,500 (2.82 g)22-Oct-2007PJA156
South Eastern		1-Jan-2012100%-18°C
22-Oct-2007PJA156
South Eastern		1-Nov-2017100%-18°C
Location: BGA — the seeds are stored at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, MSB — the seeds are stored at the Millennium Seed Bank, Kew, England.
Number of plants: This is the number of plants from which the seeds were collected.
Collection location: The Herbarium of South Australia's region name.
% Viability: Percentage of filled healthy seeds determined by a cut test or x-ray.
Germination table:
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We acknowledge the contributions of the South Australian Seed Conservation Centre, the Botanic Gardens of South Australia, and the Department for Environment and Water.