Flora of New Zealand Series

Erect, much-branched, clump-forming herb 9-25-(30) cm tall, the entire plant densely glandular-hairy and with erect eglandular hairs. Stems with glandular hairs all round. Lamina of lf narrowly obovate, 1.2-3.3 × 0.7-1.4 cm. Floral tube 1.8-2.8 mm deep, with a conspicuous ring of long hairs inside. Petals white, flushed with pink after pollination, 7.3-13 × 7-8 mm. Capsule with glandular and eglandular hairs, 2.9-4.2 cm long; fruiting pedicel 0.3-0.9 cm long.

N.: Mt Honokawa and Mt Hikurangi (Raukumara Range), Kaimanawa Mountains, and Mangaohane Stream (N.W. Ruahine Range).

Endemic.

Forming colonies very locally on steep greywacke cliffs, 760-1370 m.

FL Dec-Feb.

This sp. was treated by Allan (1961) as E. pubens A. Rich   var. astonii Allan.