Flora of New Zealand Series

C. hexasepala var. rutaefolia Hook. f. Fl. N.Z. 1, 1852, 7.

C. colensoi var. rutaefolia Hook. f. Handbk N.Z. Fl. 1864, 3.

Type: K, Bidwill, n. 30, near Nelson: "foliis biternatis bipinnatisve, foliolis 3 lin. longis."

Lflts pinnate, on petiolules c. 5-10 mm. long; pinnae up to 1 cm. long, again pinnate to pinnatifid; lobes obtuse, up to 4 mm. long. Fls mainly solitary in axils, on peduncles up to 2 cm. long; sepals of ♀ more silky; bracts 3-4 mm. long, linear-subulate; achenes glab. when mature.

DIST.: S. Dun Mountain and Mineral Belt, Nelson; Tinline Valley, J. H. McMahon; D'Urville Id, W. R. B. Oliver. Appears to be almost confined to serpentine areas.