Flora of New Zealand Series

type locality: "Shores of Lake Pukaki, near old outlet". The type (BD 75702, G. Simpson) has rather dense hairs on the stems, slender petioles up to 1∙5 cm. long, the lamina narrow-oblong to linear-obovate; pinnae 5-8 pairs. Capitula up to 5 mm. diam.

Simpson's description is: "Stems 8-10 cm. long, slender, 1 mm. diam., creeping below the ground, rooting and putting up sparingly leafy fascicles, brown when exposed, sparingly pubescent with long white hairs. Leaves green, brownish at the base, linear-obovate in outline, 1-2 cm. long, 4-5 mm. broad, thinly pubescent, thin, pitted, pinnatisect, the petiole one-third of the length of the blade. Segments in 6-7 pairs and a terminal one flat, the upper ones entire or sparingly toothed, the lower entire and obovate. Peduncles 2 cm. long, light brownish-green, thinly pubescent with long white hairs. Head (disc only seen) small, 3 mm. diam.; involucral bracts few, in two series, ovate, pubescent, with scarious upper margins; florets small, trumpet shaped, with 4 triangular green lobes. Receptacle convex."

DIST.: S. So far known definitely only from the

A critical sp., very distinct from related spp. in appearance, but linked by intermediate forms. Forms very similar to the type have a wide range in South Id.