1	"Mature plants scapose, all leaves and peduncles arising from the base of the plant"	2
1	"Mature plants with obvious stems, some leaves cauline"	4
2	"Leaves and peduncles densely glandular-hairy"	"Brachyscome staceae"
2	"Leaves and peduncles glabrous"	3
3	"Leaves entire"	"Brachyscome scapigera"
3	"Leaves pinnatisect"	"Brachyscome stuartii"
4	"Leaf lamina and leaf-segments no more than 2 mm wide at any given point"	5
4	"Leaf lamina or leaf lobes more than 2 mm wide at widest point"	20
5	"Involucral bracts glabrous"	6
5	"Involucral bracts with glandular hairs or woolly hairs"	14
6	"Stems, leaves and leaf axils glabrous; achenes loosely clustered on the capitulum, quickly shed at maturity"	7
6	"Stems, leaves or leaf axils at least sparsely hairy; achenes angular, interlocking to form a solid convex head, persistent"	8
7	"Leaves entire; mature achenes brown; pappus a tiny annulus"	"Brachyscome paludicola"
7	"Leaves pinnatisect; mature achenes black; pappus of bristles"	"Brachyscome multifida"
8	"Stems, leaves or leaf axils sparsely glandular-hairy"	"Roebuckiella similis"
8	"Stems, leaves or leaf axils with sparse to dense woolly or septate hairs"	9
9	"Achenes tuberculate, not winged, +/- glabrous; leaf lobes elliptical"	"Brachyscome nodosa"
9	"Achenes without tubercles, winged, with numerous hairs on the wings; leaf lobes linear"	10
10	"Achene wing margins irregular or dentate"	11
10	"Achene wing margins entire"	12
11	"Upper part of achene wing abruptly curved; leaves with 1-3 pairs of lobes; Yelarbon only"	"Brachyscome watanabei"
11	"Upper part of achene wing gradually curved; leaves with 2-4 pairs of lobes; Birdsville area"	"Brachyscome campylocarpa"
12	"Achenes with a tuft of hairs at the base; achene wings flared at distal end, margins glabrous for part of their length"	"Brachyscome smithwhitei"
12	"Achenes lacking a tuft of hairs at the base; achene wings obovate, margins densely hairy throughout"	13
13	"Achenes straight, 3.0-3.2 mm long; pappus 1.0-1.1 mm long"	"Brachyscome lineariloba"
13	"Achenes curved, 2.0-2.2 mm long; pappus 0.6-0.8 mm long"	"Brachyscome eriogona"
14	"Leaf bases and/or new growth with at least some woolly hairs"	15
14	"Leaf axils and new growth glabrous or with glandular hairs only"	17
15	"Leaves pinnatisect to bipinnatisect, with 3-6 pairs of primary lateral lobes; achenes somewhat curved, quadrangular"	"Brachyscome casstiana"
15	"Leaves entire or pinnatifid with 1-2 pairs of lateral lobes; achenes straight, flat"	16
16	"Peduncles glabrous or with a few glandular hairs; achenes of two types (winged and unwinged), the winged achenes with entire margins"	"Brachyscome ciliaris"
16	"Peduncles woolly-hairy; achenes all similar, winged, wing margins deeply incised"	"Brachyscome dentata"
17	"Longest leaves 8-20 mm long, eastern Qld"	18
17	"Longest leaves 20-50 mm long; far SW Qld"	19
18	"Leaves sparsely glandular hairy; achenes 3-3.5 mm long, winged; pappus of short bristles; Stanthorpe area (not seen since 1875)"	"Brachyscome rigidula"
18	"Leaves glabrous; achenes 1.1-1.3 mm long, not winged; pappus absent; Toowoomba to Springsure"	"Brachyscome dalbyensis"
19	"Leaves entire or with slender acute teeth 1-4 mm long; peduncles and leaves glandular-hairy"	"Brachyscome tesquorum"
19	"Leaves pinnatisect; peduncles and leaves glabrous"	"Brachyscome gilesii"
20	"All leaves entire"	21
20	"Some or all leaves shortly toothed to pinnatisect"	24
21	"Pappus of short bristles; at least some woolly hairs present on new growth or leaf axils"	"Brachyscome dentata"
21	"Pappus comprising a tiny ring, sometimes toothed; woolly hairs absent"	22
22	"Leaves and involucral bracts with sparse glandular hairs; far SW Qld"	"Brachyscome rara"
22	"Leaves and involucral bracts glabrous; eastern Qld"	23
23	"Achenes turgid, with many large tubercles, lateral margins not evident; leaves 4-10 mm wide"	"Brachyscome basaltica"
23	"Achenes somewhat flattened, with some small tubercles, lateral margins visible, smooth; leaves 2-4 mm wide"	"Brachyscome paludicola"
24	"Leaf bases and new growth with at least some woolly or septate hairs"	25
24	"Leaf bases and new growth glabrous or with short glandular hairs, woolly and septate hairs absent"	27
25	"All leaves pinnatisect; involucral bracts glabrous; achenes not winged"	"Brachyscome nodosa"
25	"Leaves toothed or pinnatifid; involucral bracts with sparse to dense hairs; achenes winged"	26
26	"Leaves linear (excluding lateral lobes, if present); leaf bases and new growth with woolly hairs; achene wings toothed or dentate"	"Brachyscome dentata"
26	"Leaves obovate to spathulate; leaf bases and new growth with septate hairs; achene wings entire"	"Brachyscome whitei subsp. lophoptera"
27	"Lower leaves with a slender petiole-like base; uppermost cauline leaves usually opposite"	28
27	"Lower leaves tapering gradually to the base, with no distinct ‘petiole’; all leaves alternate"	30
28	"Involucral bracts, leaves and stems all glabrous; terminal leaf lobe deeply divided"	"Brachyscome microcarpa subsp. darlingensis"
28	"Involucral bracts, leaves or stems with sparse glandular hairs; terminal leaf lobe crenate or dentate but not deeply divided"	29
29	"Achenes without wings; pappus 0.1-0.2 mm long, bristles erect"	"Brachyscome microcarpa subsp. microcarpa"
29	"Achenes with broad lateral wings; pappus 0.25-0.5 mm long, bristles spreading"	"Brachyscome whitei subsp. whitei"
30	"Peduncles 15-35 mm long; most leaves with slender acute teeth 1-4 mm long; bark corky on lower stems"	"Brachyscome tesquorum"
30	"Peduncles 40-150 mm long; leaves with broad obtuse to acute lobes; bark not corky"	31
31	"Lateral wings absent or rudimentary on mature achenes"	32
31	"Lateral wings readily visible on mature achenes, narrow or broad"	34
32	"Mature achenes 2.2-2.7 mm long, black, turgid, with many prominent tubercles throughout"	"Brachyscome melanocarpa"
32	"Mature achenes 1.4-2.2 mm long, brown, flattened, without tubercles on flat surfaces"	33
33	"Margins of mature achene with small tubercles on proximal half"	"Brachyscome ascendens"
33	"Margins of mature achene smooth on proximal half, lacking tubercles"	"Brachyscome nova-anglica"
34	"Ligulate florets bright yellow; achenes flat to slightly curved"	"Brachyscome chrysoglossa"
34	"Ligulate florets white to mauve; achenes strongly curved, boat-shaped"	35
35	"Mature achenes with a central longitudinal wing developed on each lateral face"	"Brachyscome tetrapterocarpa"
35	"Mature achenes lacking a central longitudinal wing on either lateral face"	36
36	"Body of achene tuberculate"	"Brachyscome curvicarpa"
36	"Body of achene smooth"	"Brachyscome georginensis"