Flora of New Zealand Series

Sparingly to much branched annual to perennial herb up to c. 50 cm. tall, ± completely clad in white or greyish cottony dense to sparse tomentum; branches decumbent to ascending. Lower lvs obovate-spathulate, c. 2-3 cm. × 2-5-(10) mm., margins slightly recurved, undulate to plane; upper lvs ∞, similar but narrower, subpatent, us. apiculate. Infl. of ∞ fascicled capitula corymbosely arranged. Capitula c. 5 mm. diam.; phyll. scarious, translucent, oblong, obtuse, pale brown, shining; receptacle c. 2 mm. diam., very slightly convex, finely alveolate. Achenes c. 5 mm. long, not compressed, very finely papillose. Pappus-hairs c. 10-15, filiform, up to 3 mm. long.

DIST.: K., Three Kings, N., S., St., Ch., A. Coastal to montane open places and grassland, abundant in many forms.

FL. 9-4. FT. 11-6.