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Pleurophyllum colensoi (Hook.f.) Heenan

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Heenan
Hook.f.
(Hook.f.) Heenan
Heenan, P.B. 2026: A critique of the taxonomy of subtribe Celmisiinae (Asteraceae: Tribe Astereae) with new combinations in Pleurophyllum Hook.f. sens. lat. and Shawia hesperia (Heenan & Molloy) Heenan comb. nov. New Zealand Journal of Botany: 1–22 (online) https://doi.org/10.1002/nzb2.70161.
2026
17 (online)
ICN
Olearia colensoi Hook.f.
species
Pleurophyllum colensoi

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Asterales
Compositae
Pleurophyllum
colensoi

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Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Olearia colensoi Hook.f.

Shrub up to 3 m. tall; branchlets stout, clad in white to buff tomentum. Lvs 8-20 × 3-6 cm. including short petiole up to 5 mm. long, obovate to obovate-oblong, acute to subacute, coriac., irregularly serrate, glab. above when mature and ± rugose, clad in dense white to buff or fulvous appressed tomentum below. Racemes up to 20 cm. long, with lanceolate tomentose bracts subtending pedicels. Capitula 2-3 cm. diam.; phyll. in 1-2 series, linear, glab. or nearly so, up to 1 cm. long; florets all tubular, ♀ in one row; achenes compressed, pilose, 4 mm. long, grooved; pappus-hairs up to 6 mm. long, dull white.
Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Olearia colensoi var. argentea Allan

Tomentum appressed, silvery; racemes short.
Dawson, M.I. 2008: Index of chromosome numbers of indigenous New Zealand vascular plants.

Olearia colensoi Hook.f.

2n = 108

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Macrolearia colensoi (Hook.f.) Saldivia
Macrolearia colensoi (Hook.f.) Saldivia
de Lange, P.J.; Gosden, J. et al. (2024)
Macrolearia colensoi (Hook.f.) Saldivia
Macrolearia colensoi (Hook.f.) Saldivia
Macrolearia colensoi (Hook.f.) Saldivia
Heenan, P.B. (2026)
Pleurophyllum colensoi (Hook.f.) Heenan
Macrolearia colensoi (Hook.f.) Saldivia
Macrolearia colensoi (Hook.f.) Saldivia
Saldivia, P.; Wagstaff, S.J. et al. (2022)
Macrolearia colensoi (Hook.f.) Saldivia
Olearia colensoi Hook.f.
Olearia colensoi Hook.f.
Allan Herbarium (2007)
Olearia colensoi Hook.f.
Olearia Moench
Olearia colensoi Hook.f.
Olearia colensoi Hook.f.
Allan, H.H. (1961)
Olearia colensoi Hook.f.
Olearia colensoi Hook.f.
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Olearia Moench
Olearia colensoi Hook.f.
Olearia colensoi Hook.f.
Heenan, P.B. (2026)
Pleurophyllum colensoi (Hook.f.) Heenan
Olearia colensoi Hook.f.
Olearia colensoi Hook.f.
Saldivia, P.; Wagstaff, S.J. et al. (2022)
Macrolearia colensoi (Hook.f.) Saldivia
Olearia colensoi var. argentea Allan
Olearia colensoi var. argentea Allan
Allan Herbarium (2007)
Olearia colensoi var. argentea Allan
Olearia colensoi Hook.f.
Olearia colensoi var. argentea Allan
Olearia colensoi var. argentea Allan
Allan, H.H. (1961)
Olearia colensoi var. argentea Allan
Olearia colensoi var. argentea Allan
de Lange, P.J.; Gosden, J. et al. (2024)
Olearia colensoi var. argentea Allan
Olearia colensoi var. argentea Allan
Olearia colensoi var. argentea Allan
de Lange, P.J.; Norton, D.A. et al. (2009)
Olearia colensoi var. argentea Allan
Olearia colensoi var. argentea Allan
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2013)
Olearia colensoi var. argentea Allan
Olearia colensoi var. argentea Allan
Olearia colensoi var. argentea Allan
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2018)
Olearia colensoi var. argentea Allan
Olearia colensoi var. argentea Allan
Olearia colensoi var. argentea Allan
Saldivia, P.; Wagstaff, S.J. et al. (2022)
Macrolearia colensoi (Hook.f.) Saldivia
Olearia colensoi Hook.f. var. colensoi
Olearia colensoi Hook.f. var. colensoi
Allan Herbarium (2007)
Olearia colensoi Hook.f.
Olearia colensoi Hook.f. var. colensoi
Olearia colensoi Hook.f. var. colensoi
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2013)
Olearia colensoi Hook.f. var. colensoi
Olearia colensoi Hook.f. var. colensoi
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2018)
Olearia colensoi var. α Hook.f.
Olearia colensoi var. α Hook.f.
Allan Herbarium (2007)
Olearia colensoi var. argentea Allan
Olearia colensoi Hook.f.
Olearia colensoi var. α Hook.f.
Olearia colensoi var. α Hook.f.
Allan, H.H. (1961)
Olearia colensoi var. argentea Allan
Olearia colensoi var. β Hook.f.
Olearia colensoi var. β Hook.f.
Saldivia, P.; Wagstaff, S.J. et al. (2022)
Macrolearia colensoi (Hook.f.) Saldivia
Pleurophyllum colensoi (Hook.f.) Heenan
Pleurophyllum colensoi (Hook.f.) Heenan
Heenan, P.B. (2026)
Pleurophyllum colensoi (Hook.f.) Heenan

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Macrolearia colensoi (Hook.f.) Saldivia
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
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Macrolearia colensoi (Hook.f.) Saldivia
New Zealand
Hawke's Bay Land District
1 Link to an external page
Macrolearia colensoi (Hook.f.) Saldivia
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
4 Link to an external page
Macrolearia colensoi (Hook.f.) Saldivia
New Zealand
Otago Land District
1 Link to an external page
Macrolearia colensoi (Hook.f.) Saldivia
New Zealand
Southland Land District
23 Link to an external page
Macrolearia colensoi (Hook.f.) Saldivia
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
4 Link to an external page
Macrolearia colensoi (Hook.f.) Saldivia
New Zealand
Westland Land District
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Olearia colensoi Hook.f.
New Zealand
1 Link to an external page
Olearia colensoi Hook.f.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
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Olearia colensoi Hook.f.
New Zealand
Gisborne Land District
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Olearia colensoi Hook.f.
New Zealand
Hawke's Bay Land District
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Olearia colensoi Hook.f.
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
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Olearia colensoi Hook.f.
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
12 Link to an external page
Olearia colensoi Hook.f.
New Zealand
Otago Land District
2 Link to an external page
Olearia colensoi Hook.f.
New Zealand
Southland Land District
71 Link to an external page
Olearia colensoi Hook.f.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
24 Link to an external page
Olearia colensoi Hook.f.
New Zealand
Westland Land District
29 Link to an external page
Olearia colensoi var. argentea Allan
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
3 Link to an external page
Olearia colensoi var. argentea Allan
New Zealand
Southland Land District
7 Link to an external page

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2 October 2026
1 October 2026
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