The New Zealand Plant Conservation Network

This plant reminded me of Brachyglottis compacta, but the leaf edges weren't frilly enough and the foliage also doesn't look like Brachyglottis greyii. Growing on taipo like features in the Craigie Lea area of the Wairarapa, not far from the Rocky Hills taipos. Would be keen to have a better identification - branchlet was within reach

http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/6773234

Foliage from the top

Under surface of leaves

Under surface of a single leaf

Bark colour and nodes on twig

Habitat

Zoomed in on plant in previous photo

Looks like it could be Olearia furfuracea, Astrid, and it's certainly the right habitat. I remember Malcolm Rutherford putting up images of distinctive-looking specimens of O. furfuracea from up near Gisborne (different from what I normally see of that species), which were reminiscent of these (which I think Mike Thorsen had something to say about). Undoubtedly, other people will be able to comment on that.

HI Astrid, not best photos. From the Druce list I would suspect a moth-eaten Brachyglottis greyii. But Olearia furfuracea or O. avicennifolia aren't out of the question either (Druce records neither from the taipos).

Probably the specimen that isn't great - but all I could get hanging over a cliff. I've photocopied the specimen in case that is a clearer image