The New Zealand Plant Conservation Network

Species

Haastia recurva var. wallii

Etymology

Haastia: after Haast
recurva: bent back

Common Name(s)

haastia

Current Conservation Status

2012 - Data Deficient

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 - Data Deficient
2004 - Range Restricted

Authority

Haastia recurva var. wallii Cockayne

Family

Asteraceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Native

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs - Composites

Synonyms

None (first described in 1918)

Distribution

Endemic. South Island: south Marlborough

Habitat

Subalpine to alpine screes

Features

Dirty greyish-white, summer-green, perennial plant forming rather densely to laxly branched, procumbent patches. Branches up to c.200 mm long; branchlets covered by sheathing bases of leaves, c.3 mm diameter. Leaves up to 15 × 9 mm, obovate, upper half somewhat thickened and strongly recurved, rugose, the whole clad in dense long whitish hairs except for upper portion of base; veins 5-10, anastomosing above. Receptacle c.3-5 mm. diameter; involucral bracts linear, tips apiculate, under surface pilose. Achenes 2.5-3.0 mm. long, linear, compressed; pappus c.9 mm long.

Similar Taxa

Distinguished from Haastia pulvinaris by the less compact, openly branched, distinctly leafy growth habit. Haastia recurva differs from H. sinclairii by the very strongly recurved leaves, and floccose rather than appressed to subappressed leaf tomentum. Haastia recurva var. recurva is chiefly distinguished from var. wallii by the larger leaves and capitula; by the hairs which are greyish-yellow, fulvous to almost rufous and by the linear, recurved rather than distinctly apiculate involucral bracts.

Flowering

November - January

Fruiting

December – February

Propagation Technique

Difficult. Should not be removed from the wild

Threats

Unknown - the status of this variety needs critical investigation. It is seemingly very uncommon but beyond that no clear threats to it are evident. In some parts of its range it may be threatened by feral goats.

Endemic Taxon

Yes

Endemic Genus

Yes

Endemic Family

No

This page last updated on 22 Nov 2013