Flowering occurs from March to June and the fruit is a wedge-shaped achene, brown to black, swollen, 1.9–2.4 mm (0.075–0.094 in) long, smooth and warty.

[3][4] The species was first formally described by Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, his description published in the 5th volume of Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis in 1836.

[5] Two varieties are recognised: Brachyscome multifida occurs on dry, shallow or rocky soils in sclerophyll forest or grassland in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.

[3] The species and its cultivars are popular in horticulture, and are used for mass plantings, in hanging baskets, in borders and spilling over retaining walls.

They can be grown in a wide range of soils and tolerates dry conditions, but will benefit from supplementary watering.