▁species ▁is ▁hard y ▁and ▁adapt able . ▁ ▁Description ▁▁ ▁The ▁annual ▁species ▁is ▁ere ct , ▁many ▁branch ed , ▁forming ▁fields ▁of ▁plants ▁up ▁to ▁ 4 0 0   mm ▁( 1 5 ▁or ▁ 1 6 ▁inches ) ▁in ▁height . ▁The ▁leaves ▁of ▁Bra ch ys come ▁i ber id ifolia ▁are ▁fully ▁divided , ▁each ▁having ▁long ▁and ▁narrow ▁segments ▁from ▁the ▁mid rib . ▁The ▁ray ▁flor ets ▁are ▁varied ▁in ▁colour , ▁white ▁through ▁p ink ▁and ▁blue ▁to ▁vio let . ▁The ▁typical ▁da isy ▁arrangement ▁is ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁flower ▁head , ▁which ▁appear ▁between ▁August ▁and ▁May ▁in ▁en demic ▁examples . ▁ ▁The ▁plant ▁still ▁appears ▁as ▁' B rach y come ▁i ber id ifolia ' ▁, ▁the ▁generic ▁name ▁was ▁revert ed ▁to ▁include ▁the ▁' s ' ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁publication . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁ ▁W ides p read , ▁found ▁on ▁s ands ▁or ▁cl ay , ▁and ▁toler ant ▁of ▁sal inity . ▁ ▁It ▁fav ours ▁water c ourses ▁and ▁de press ions ▁near ▁gran ite , ▁but ▁is ▁w ides p read ▁on ▁sand h ills ▁and ▁other ▁har sh ▁coast al ▁environments . ▁North ▁to ▁the ▁Pil bara ▁region , ▁extending ▁into ▁M urch ison , ▁Gas co y ne , ▁C ool g ard ie ▁regions , ▁and ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁Gib son ▁Des ert . ▁N umer ous ▁records ▁in ▁the ▁coast al ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁south ,