Flora of New Zealand Series

Type locality: Lake Tennyson. Type: BD 87405, "Shores of Lake Tennyson, 4/4/46, H. H. Allan".

Lamina of rosette-lvs narrow-obovate, 8-10 × 1-2.5 cm., acute to subacute, on petiole 5-10 cm. long; lower scape-lvs oblong- to ovate-lanceolate, apiculate. Scapes up to 50 cm. long, ± clad in woolly hairs. Glomerules up to 2 cm. diam., florets up to 4·5 mm. long; achenes up to 2.5 mm. long; phyll. c. 5 mm. long.

DIST.: S. Grassland and open ground from lat. 42° to 43° 30' east and west of divide.