Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Asterales Link
Family
Compositae Giseke
Genus
Brachyscome Cass.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Brachyscome longiscapa G.Simpson & J.S.Thomson, Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 73: 168 (1943) – as Brachycome longiscapa
 Description

Perennial rosette herb. Lvs spathulate, or cuneately narrowed to winged petiole, and ovate to obovate, mostly entire, sometimes with 1–(6) pairs of shallow lobes, obtuse to subacute, usually glabrous, sometimes with few hairs on upper surface and with many stalked glandular hairs on lower surface and margin, (12)–30–60 × (3)–7–15 mm. Peduncle usually naked, sometimes with 1 scale-like lf, usually sparsely to moderately clothed in glandular hairs at least near capitulum, rarely glabrous, (5)–12–20 cm long and 0.5–1.2 mm diam. at flowering, up to 30 cm long at fruiting. Involucral bracts lanceolate to elliptic-oblong, obtuse to acute and fimbriate at apex, glandular, (3)–4–6 mm long. Rays numerous, usually white, sometimes tinged pink on reverse, 5–8 mm long. Disc greenish yellow. Achenes obovoid, compressed, eglandular, 1.5–2 mm long; pappus of few bristles 0.1–0.3 mm long.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

 Biostatus
Indigenous (Endemic)
 Phenology

Flowering: Oct.–Apr.

 Bibliography
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Barkla J.W.; Courtney, S.P.; Champion, P.D.; Perrie, L.R.; Beadel, S.N.; Ford, K.A.; Breitwieser, I.; Schönberger, I.; Hindmarsh-Walls, R.; Heenan, P.B.; Ladley, K. 2018: Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017. New Zealand Threat Classification Series. No. 22. [Naturally Uncommon]
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Champion, P.D.; Courtney, S.P.; Heenan, P.B.; Barkla, J.W.; Cameron, E.K.; Norton, D.A.; Hitchmough, R.A. 2013: Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2012. New Zealand Threat Classification Series 3. Department of Conservation, Wellington. [Data Deficient]
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.