Pleurophyllum criniferum

Pleurophyllum criniferum
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 Hook.f.[1][2]
Synonyms[1]
Pleurophyllum hombronii Decne Albinia oresigenesa Homb. et Jacq. ex Decne Pleurophyllum oresigenesum Decne.

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.[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 23 January 2020.
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. 18 January 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2011.