The New Zealand Plant Conservation Network

Species

Haastia sinclairii var. fulvida

Etymology

Haastia: after Haast
sinclairii: After Sinclair (c. 1796–1861). Colonial Secretary and naturalist.
fulvida: yellow

Common Name(s)

Haastia

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

Haastia sinclairii var. fulvida Allan

Family

Asteraceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Native

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs - Composites

Synonyms

None (first described in 1961)

Distribution

Endemic. South Island: Otago, Southland and Fiordland

Habitat

Subalpine to alpine screes, talus and boulder falls

Features

Plant sparingly to much branched, decumbent to suberect. Branchlets up to c. 300 mm long, 4-6 mm. diameter. Leaves more or less patent, up to 30 × 5-10 mm, narrow-obovate to broad-obovate, subacute to rounded at apex, initially densely clad in fulvid to buff-coloured subappressed tomentum, bases glabrous or nearly so with age (subfloral leaves with more openly spreading tomentum), upper part slightly thickened, somewhat rugose; veins 5-10, anastomosing above. Capitula up to 20 mm diameter; receptacle 4-5 mm diameter. Involucral bracts lanceolate-oblong, with broad scarious margins, pilose on lower surface, c.10 mm long. Achenes c. 2 mm long, linear, distinctly ribbed, weakly compressed. Pappus c.9 mm long.

Similar Taxa

Easily distinguished from Haastia sinclairii var. sinclairii by the fulvous-yellow to buff coloured rather than greyish-white to white tomentum.

Flowering

November - March

Fruiting

December - April

Propagation Technique

Difficult. Should not be removed from the wild

Threats

Not Threatened

Endemic Taxon

Yes

Endemic Genus

Yes

Endemic Family

No

This page last updated on 14 Aug 2014