Celmisia pugioniformis
Celmisia pugioniformis
Alpine National Park, Victoria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Celmisia
Species:
C. pugioniformis
Binomial name
Celmisia pugioniformis
M.Gray & Given
Synonyms

Celmisia sp. C sensu Brown

Celmisia pugioniformis, commonly known as slender snow-daisy, is a species of perennial herb in the family Asteraceae.[1] It is native to south-eastern Australia. Leaves are 10 to 20 cm long and 2 to 6 mm wide, with an olive green or grey green upper surface. The daisy-like flowerheads, which are 6 to 8 cm in diameter, appear between December and February in the species native range.[2] The species was formally described in 1992 in the Flora of New South Wales.[3] Prior to 1992, plants had been included under the name Celmisia asteliifolia.[3]

The species occurs in heaths, herbfields and bogs in alpine and subalpine areas in New South Wales and Victoria.[2] Associated species include Eucalyptus niphophila, Olearia phlogopappa, Acrothamnus hookeri, Hovea sp. and Poa sp.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Celmisia pugioniformis". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Celmisia pugioniformis". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Celmisia pugioniformis (Herbarium sheet)". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
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