Flora of New Zealand Series

Scandent shrub or liane up to 8 m amongst scrub; branchlets (with appressed lvs) c. 1-1.5 mm diam. Lvs of 2 forms confined to distinct sections of stem; appressed lvs ± imbricate, sparsely to moderately brownish white-tomentose on lower, outer surface, becoming partly glabrous, densely white-tomentose on upper, inner surface, apetiolate, elliptic-ovate to narrow-oblong, involute, acute, 2-4 × 0.7-1.5 mm; spreading to reflexed lvs densely white-tomentose on lower surface, glabrous on upper, apetiolate, broad- to oblong-elliptic, revolute, obtuse and mucronate, 2.5-5-(7) × 1.5-2.5 mm. Capitula 3-5 mm diam., solitary, sessile. Middle involucral bracts almost glabrous to tomentose on lamina, elliptic-oblong, obtuse, not or slightly radiating, with greenish and opaque stereome and broad, transparent, membranous margins, c. 5 mm long. Disc pale yellow. Achenes glabrous, angled, 1.5-2 mm long.

S.: lower Poulter R., Puffer's Creek, Esk R. (inland mid Canterbury).

Endemic.

Scrubland.