Brachyglottis bellidioides
| Brachyglottis bellidioides | |
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| Brachyglottis bellidioides in Nelson Lakes National Park | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Brachyglottis |
| Species: | B. bellidioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachyglottis bellidioides (Hook.f.) B.Nord. | |
Brachyglottis bellidioides is a species of flower known from the South Island of New Zealand.[2][1][3]
Description
[edit]A dark green leave with deep-set veins, with a long stalk with a yellow flower head and petals.
Range
[edit]This species is endemic to the South Island of New Zealand.
Habitat
[edit]Alpine and subalpine habitats.
Ecology
[edit]Brachyglottis bellidioides has thick leaves, which push aside leaves of other plants, particularly pincushion grass Agrostis muscosa, in order to leave a small hollow from which the leaves can get sun and a stem can grow.
Etymology
[edit]The species epithet notes that the plant is similar to Bellis.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]Brachyglottis bellidioides contains the following varieties:[3]
- Brachyglottis bellidioides var. angustata
- Brachyglottis bellidioides var. bellidioides
- Brachyglottis bellidioides var. crassa
- Brachyglottis bellidioides var. orbiculata
- Brachyglottis bellidioides var. setosa
Some authors have argued that on the basis of clinal morphology, there is only a single species of Brachyglottis in New Zealand, which would subsume Brachyglotts bellidioides into Brachyglottis lagopus.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Brachyglottis bellidioides var. orbiculata". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
- ↑ "Brachyglottis bellidioides". iNaturalist. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- 1 2 "Brachyglottis bellidioides (Hook.f.) B.Nord. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
- ↑ Millar, Timothy R.; Breitwieser, Ilse; Pelser, Pieter B.; Smissen, Rob D. (2018-07-03). "A new classification of rosette-forming Brachyglottis (Asteraceae: Senecioneae) recognising a single species: Brachyglottis lagopus". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 56 (3): 237–263. Bibcode:2018NZJB...56..237M. doi:10.1080/0028825X.2018.1474769. ISSN 0028-825X.
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