| Celmisia sessiliflora | |
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| Celmisia sessiliflora in Nelson Lakes National Park | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Celmisia |
| Species: | C. sessiliflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Celmisia sessiliflora Hook.f., 1864 | |
Celmisia sessiliflora, the white cushion mountain daisy, [2] is a species of Celmisia native to alpine environments of the South Island of New Zealand. [3] [1] [4]
Celmisia sessiliflora is a low sessile plant with white flowers.
Known only from the South Island of New Zealand.
Alpine and subalpine environments.
Celmisia sessiliflora contains the following varieties:
This article relates to the flora of New Zealand, especially indigenous strains. New Zealand's geographical isolation has meant the country has developed a unique variety of native flora. However, human migration has led to the importation of many other plants as well as widespread damage to the indigenous flora, especially after the advent of European colonisation, due to the combined efforts of farmers and specialised societies dedicated to importing European plants & animals.
Pterophylla racemosa commonly known as the kāmahi, is an evergreen tree endemic to New Zealand. Pterophylla racemosa is and a member of the Cunoniaceae family of plants, and it is often referred to by its former botanical name Weinmannia racemosa.
Celmisia is a genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs, in the family Asteraceae. Most of the species are endemic to New Zealand; several others are endemic to Australia.
Damnamenia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Pterygopappus is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae. There is only one known species, Pterygopappus lawrencii, which is endemic to alpine Tasmania. It forms thick, light blue/green mats with densely packed leaves. It is most common in the mountains of the northeastern part of the island. It is a slow grower and prefers cool, moist environments.
Celmisia spectabilis, also known as cotton daisy or by its Māori name puharetaiko, is a mountain daisy in the family Asteraceae, and is endemic to New Zealand, where it is one of the most widespread species in the genus Celmisia.
Stigmella childi is a species of moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in the southern parts of the South Island. This species inhabits subalpine and alpine grassland and herbfields. The larvae of this species are leaf miners and feed on the leaves of Celmisia haastii. Adults have been observed on the wing in January.
Denniston Plateau is an 18 km long, 600–800 m high coalfield plateau in the Papahaua Range on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. A combination of impermeable rock, high rainfall, and shallow acidic soil has created a unique ecosystem of stunted trees and heath-like vegetation which is home to numerous endemic and undescribed species of plants and invertebrates. The plateau contains rich seams of high-quality coal, which led to the creation and abandonment of the mining towns of Denniston and Millerton, and the current Stockton Mine. Plans to create a new open-cast mine on the southern part of the plateau have become an environmental controversy.
Olearia arborescens, also known as common tree daisy and pekapeka by Māori, is a common shrub or small tree of New Zealand. It has also been called the Glossy Tree Daisy and the Forest Tree Daisy. It grows in lowland to alpine scrubland in the North Island from East Cape southwards, and throughout the South and Stewart Islands. Olearia arborescens was previously known as Solidago arborescens.
Dionysia is a genus containing 61 species of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae. They are small, cushion-forming alpines native to mountains of Iran, Iraq, Turkey, sauth Turkmenistan, northwestern Pakistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and parts of Oman. They are usually evergreen perennials with felted leaves, covered with bright yellow or pink, five-petalled flowers in spring. They are often difficult to cultivate if the correct conditions are not provided.
Celmisia pugioniformis, commonly known as slender snow-daisy, is a species of perennial herb in the family Asteraceae. It is native to south-eastern Australia. Leaves are 10 to 20 cm long and 2 to 6 mm wide, with an olive green or grey green upper surface. The daisy-like flowerheads, which are 6 to 8 cm in diameter, appear between December and February in the species native range. The species was formally described in 1992 in the Flora of New South Wales. Prior to 1992, plants had been included under the name Celmisia asteliifolia.
Abrotanella caespitosa is a member of the daisy family and is an endemic species of New Zealand.
Celmisia angustifolia, called the strap-leaved daisy, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Celmisia, native to the South Island of New Zealand. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Celmisia haastii is a perennial alpine plant species of the family Asteraceae, native to New Zealand.
Montitega is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae.
Celmisia major is a species of daisy that is endemic to New Zealand. It is split into two different varieties, Celmisia major var. major and Celmisia major var. brevis. Despite being in the same species, it is thought that the two varieties are not close to one another, with botanist Peter James de Lange stressing critical study on the taxonomy of the daisies. It was first described by Thomas Cheeseman in 1925. The major variety is found in the Auckland area and nearby islands, while the brevis variety is confined to Mount Taranaki.
Celmisia verbascifolia is a species of daisy that is endemic to New Zealand. It was first described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1853.
Celmisia gracilenta, commonly known by its Māori name Pekapeka, is an alpine plant of Asteraceae in the genus Celmisia, found at a latitude of 37° southwards in New Zealand.
Raoulia grandiflora, or the large-flowered mat daisy, is a species of flowering plant from the South Island of New Zealand.
Celmisia semicordata, the large mountain daisy, is a species of Celmisia native to alpine environments of the South Island of New Zealand.
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