Brachyglottis elaeagnifolia
| Brachyglottis elaeagnifolia | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Senecioneae |
| Genus: | Brachyglottis |
| Species: | B. elaeagnifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachyglottis elaeagnifolia (Hook.f.) B.Nord. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Senecio elaeagnifolia | |
Brachyglottis elaeagnifolia is a species of flowering plant in the aster family, Asteraceae. It is endemic to New Zealand,[1] where it is limited to the North Island.[2]
This is a shrub growing up to 3 meters tall. 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 centimeters 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 millimeters long with a pappus of barbed white hairs up to 5 millimeters long.[1]
Volcanic debris on Mount Taranaki has been colonized by this species, which occurs in dense stands up to 100 years old.[3]
References
- 1 2 Brachyglottis elaeagnifolia. NZ Flora.
- ↑ Brachyglottis elaeagnifolia. USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
- ↑ 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.