Flora of New Zealand Series

Original localities: "Mountains of Ruahine, Tongariro, and Hikurangi". Type: K, Colenso 207, Mount Hikurangi.

Branched, us. villous, tufted herb up to 9 dm. tall, with very stout stock. Radical lvs ∞ on stout petioles 10-25 × 1 cm., with brown sheathing bases. Lamina 10-14 × 10-16 cm., coriac., us. villous, especially on under surface, dark green, rounded cordate to reniform, crenate, sts shallowly lobed, basal sinus up to 4 cm. deep. Cauline lvs similar, smaller, us. more deeply cut or lobed, lobes linear-oblong. Peduncles ∞, stout, up to 10 cm. long; bracts linear-oblong, lower with 1-2 narrow lobes, upper ± entire, c. 1 cm. long. Fls 2-5 cm. diam.; sepals 5, oblong, c. 1 cm. long, pilose on dorsal surface; petals 5-10, occ. more, obovate, emarginate, yellow, c. 2 × 1·5 cm. Nectary glands 1 or 2, basal. Fruiting heads subglobose, 1-1·5 cm. diam.; receptacle cylindric, pubescent; achenes turgid, villous, obliquely obovate, ± 2mm. long; style stout and winged below, slender above, ± 3 mm. long.

DIST.: N., S. Montane to subalpine grassland, herbfield and rock crevices from lat. 38° to a little south of 42°.

FL. 11-2. FT. 12-3.