Pleurophyllum criniferum
| Pleurophyllum criniferum | |
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| Pleurophyllum criniferum found on Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Pleurophyllum |
| Species: | P. criniferum |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleurophyllum criniferum | |
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Pleurophyllum criniferum is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae that is endemic to the subantarctic islands of New Zealand.
Description
Pleurophyllum criniferum is a large perennial herb, growing up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in height. The leaves may grow to 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) 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.[4]
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.[4]
References
- ^ "NZTCS". nztcs.org.nz. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Pleurophyllum criniferum Hook.f. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ 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
- ^ a b "Pleurophyllum criniferum". line. New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. 18 January 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2011.