Species

Ourisia caespitosa

Etymology

Ourisia: after Ouris, governor of the Falkland Islands
caespitosa: From the Latin caespes 'tuft' or 'sod of turf', meaning growing in tufts or patches

Common Name(s)

Creeping mountain fox glove

Current Conservation Status

2012 - Not Threatened

Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2012
The conservation status of all known New Zealand vascular plant taxa at the rank of species and below were reassessed in 2012 using the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS). This report includes a statistical summary and brief notes on changes since 2009 and replaces all previous NZTCS lists for vascular plants. Authors: Peter J. de Lange, Jeremy R. Rolfe, Paul D. Champion, Shannel P. Courtney, Peter B. Heenan, John W. Barkla, Ewen K. Cameron, David A. Norton and Rodney A. Hitchmough. File size: 792KB

Previous Conservation Status

2009 - Not Threatened
2004 - Not Threatened

Authority

Ourisia caespitosa Hook.f.

Family

Plantaginaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Native

NVS Species Code

OURCAE

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Synonyms

Ourisia caespitosa Hook.f. var. caespitosa, Ourisia caespitosa var. gracilis Hook.

Distribution

Endemic. North, South and Stewart Islands

Flower Colours

White,Yellow

Propagation Technique

Difficult - should not be removed from the wild.

Threats

Not Threatened

Chromosome No.

2n = 48

Endemic Taxon

Yes

Endemic Genus

No

Endemic Family

No

Where To Buy

Not commercially available.

This page last updated on 3 Jan 2014