Pleurophyllum criniferum

Pleurophyllum criniferum is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae that is endemic to the subantarctic islands of New Zealand.

Pleurophyllum criniferum
Pleurophyllum criniferum found on Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Pleurophyllum
Species:
P. criniferum
Binomial name
Pleurophyllum criniferum
Synonyms[1]
  • Pleurophyllum hombronii Decne
  • Albinia oresigenesa Homb. et Jacq. ex Decne
  • Pleurophyllum oresigenesum Decne.

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
  1. "Pleurophyllum criniferum Hook.f. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  2. Hooker, J.D. (1844). "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
  3. "Pleurophyllum criniferum". line. New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. 2010-01-18. Retrieved 2011-01-27.


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