Brachyglottis elaeagnifolia facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Brachyglottis elaeagnifolia |
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Senecioneae
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Brachyglottis
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B. elaeagnifolia
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| Brachyglottis elaeagnifolia (Hook.f.) B.Nord.
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Senecio elaeagnifolia |
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Brachyglottis elaeagnifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it is limited to the North Island.
Description
B. 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.
Distribution and habitat
Volcanic debris on Mount Taranaki has been colonized by this species, which occurs in dense stands up to 100 years old.
