Pleurophyllum criniferum
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| Kingdom: | Plantae
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| (unranked): | Angiosperms
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| Species: | P. criniferum
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Pleurophyllum criniferum is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family that is endemic to the subantarctic islands of New Zealand.
Description[]
Pleurophyllum criniferum is a large perennial herb, growing up to 2 m in height. The leaves may grow to a metre or more in length and are diverse in shape, though usually oblong-ovate to lanceolate, the undersides covered by silky white hairs. The flowers occur as 15–30 heads in elongated racemes with short and inconspicuous ray-florets and dark purple disk-florets. The plant flowers from December to February and fruits from January to May.[3]
Distribution and habitat[]
The plant is endemic to New Zealand’s subantarctic Antipodes, Auckland and Campbell Islands, where it is a striking component of the megaherb community. It occurs from the coast up into the island ranges on peaty ground in herbfields.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b Hooker, J.D. "Pleurophyllum criniferum". The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror in the Years 1839-1843 :under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross. 1: 32. t. 24, 25
- ^ a b "Pleurophyllum criniferum Hook.f. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
- ^ a b "Pleurophyllum criniferum". line. New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. 2010-01-18. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
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- Pleurophyllum
- Flora of the Auckland Islands
- Flora of the Antipodes Islands
- Flora of the Campbell Islands
- Taxa named by Joseph Dalton Hooker
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