Brachyglottis elaeagnifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Brachyglottis
Species:
B. elaeagnifolia
Binomial name
Brachyglottis elaeagnifolia
Synonyms

Senecio elaeagnifolia

Brachyglottis elaeagnifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to New Zealand,[1] where it is limited to the North Island.[2]

Description

Brachyglottis elaeagnifolia is a shrub which grows to a height of 3 metres. The branches are grooved and the smaller branches and petioles are coated in whitish or pale brownish hairs. The leathery leaves are widely lance-shaped to oblong and up to 9 centimetres long. The upper surfaces are shiny and hairless and the undersides have silvery whitish or brownish hairs. The inflorescence is a panicle of woolly flower heads containing disc florets. The fruit is an achene 1 to 2 millimetres long with a pappus of barbed white hairs up to 5 millimetres long.[1]

Distribution and habitat

Volcanic debris on Mount Taranaki has been colonized by this species, which occurs in dense stands up to 100 years old.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Brachyglottis elaeagnifolia. NZ Flora.
  2. "Brachyglottis elaeagnifolia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  3. Clarkson, B. D. (1990). A review of vegetation development following recent (<450 years) volcanic disturbance in North Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 14, 59-71.


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