Celmisia argentea Kirk
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Celmisia argentea Kirk, Stud. Fl. New Zealand 292 (1899)
Celmisia argentea Kirk
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Kirk
Kirk
1899
292
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Celmisia argentea Kirk
species
Celmisia argentea
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Celmisia argentea Kirk
Densely branched subshrub up to 2 dm. tall, us. rather shorter; branches ascending, stout, clad in lf-remains, up to c. 15 cm. long, woody; branchlets very close-set, ± 5 cm. long, erect or ascending. Lvs ∞, very densely imbricate, ascending; plant forming small cushions or sts mats up to ± 2 dm. diam. Lamina ± 6-12 × 0·5-1·5 mm., coriac., linear-subulate, clad on both surfaces in greyish white appressed tomentum, concavo-convex; apex subacute to acute, sts subcucullate. Sheath ± = lamina, rather broader, pale, membr., clad in long silky hairs on margins and back, becoming glab. or nearly so. Capitula sessile or nearly so, terminal, sunk among apical lvs, ± 6-12 mm. diam.; phyll. linear-subulate, almost scarious, pale except at dark tip, up to c. 10 mm. long, glab. except for a few hairs at tip, midvein distinct. Ray-florets 8-10 mm. long, tube very slender, limb about lanceolate, 3-4-toothed, veins evident. Disk-florets c. 7 mm. long, very narrow-funnelform, teeth minute, triangular. Achenes c. 3 mm. long, narrow-cyclindric, subcompressed, ribs clad in very short ascending hairs. Pappus-hairs up to 6 mm. long, white, slender, very finely barbellate.
Celmisia argentea Kirk
2n = 108
Taxonomic concepts
Celmisia argentea Kirk
Celmisia argentea Kirk
Celmisia argentea Kirk
Celmisia argentea Kirk
Celmisia argentea Kirk
Celmisia argentea Kirk
Celmisia argentea Kirk
Celmisia argentea Kirk
Celmisia argentea Kirk
Celmisia sessiliflora var. minor Petrie
Celmisia argentea Kirk
Celmisia sessiliflora var. minor Petrie
Celmisia argentea Kirk
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1 January 2000
5 May 2006