Flora of New Zealand Series

Branches decumbent, sometimes with subsidiary rosettes, with some roots from nodes. Lf lamina orbicular to broadly ovate; hairs short, straight, ± appressed, not crowded, usually similar on both surfaces. Stem lvs = or < internodes. Fls solitary, each associated with a lf. Calyx lobed almost to base; hairs spreading, not uniform, the largest ± hooked. Corolla white, 1-3 mm diam.; tube cylindric; anthers wholly exserted.

N.; S.; Ch. ( var. spathulata); Ruahine Range ( var. radicata L. Moore).

Endemic.

Open forest, grassland, open rocky places and cliffs.