The New Zealand Plant Conservation Network

Species

Myosotis pansa subsp. praeceps

Etymology

Myosotis: mouse-eared

Current Conservation Status

2018 - Threatened - Nationally Vulnerable

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

Authority

Myosotis pansa subsp. praeceps Meudt, Prebble, R.J.Stanley et Thorsen

Family

Boraginaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Native

Synonyms

None - first described in 2013.

Distribution

Endemic. New Zealand: North Island - west coast from Taharoa to Northern Taranki.

Similar Taxa

Myosotis pansa subsp. praeceps differs from M. pansa subsp. pansa in its bracteate inflorescences, (i.e. with cauline leaves present not only proximally but also always subtending or alternating with the lowest 1–3(–9) flowers of the inflorescence) (Meudt et al. 2013). For other distinctions from allied Myosotis see the M. pansa subsp. pansa fact sheet (http://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora_details.aspx?ID=75).

Endemic Taxon

Yes

Endemic Genus

No

Endemic Family

No

This page last updated on 21 Oct 2013