Species

Pachystegia minor

Etymology

Pachystegia: thick covering
minor: smaller

Common Name(s)

Marlborough daisy

Current Conservation Status

2012 - At Risk - Naturally Uncommon

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 - At Risk - Naturally Uncommon
2004 - Data Deficient

Qualifiers

2012 - DP, RR

Authority

Pachystegia minor (Cheeseman) Molloy

Family

Asteraceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Native

NVS Species Code

PACMIN

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

Olearia insignis var. minor Cheeseman, Pachystegia insignis var. minor Cheeseman,

Distribution

Endemic. From Clarence to Puhipuhi Rivers, South Marlborough.

Habitat

Coastal and inland lowland, usually confined to steep rocky or stony sites, rock faces and slopes.

Features

Small and slender spreading shrub, less than 1m tall. Leaves diamond-shaped or blunt-ended 6.5-10cm long, 2.5-4cm wide, with a thin layer of felted hair on the back. Flower heads white, max. 3.5cm diameter. Flower stalks slender, sometimes leafy, about 10cm long.

Similar Taxa

Pachystegia insignis. Leaves of P. minor are much smaller and more slender, with thinner layer of felted hair. It has smaller, slender stalked flowers, opening slightly later than other Pachystegia species.

Flowering

December to February

Flower Colours

White,Yellow

Fruiting

February to April

Propagation Technique

Easily grown from fresh seed but tricky to transplant. Can be grown from cuttings with extreme difficulty.

Threats

Pachystegia minor is probably very local in its distribution, and many of the more accessible populations are often damaged by browsing animals. Some populations are at risk from roads, fire and the spread of weeds such as gorse (Ulex europaeus).

Chromosome No.

2n = 108

Endemic Taxon

Yes

Endemic Genus

Yes

Endemic Family

No

Where To Buy

Occasionally offered by retail plant and specialist native plant nurseries.

This page last updated on 3 Jan 2014