Brachyglottis bellidioides var. bellidioides
Synonyms
Senecio bellidioides Hook.f. var. bellidioides, Senecio bellidioides var. angustatus Kirk, Senecio angustatus (Kirk) Cockayne et Sledge nom. illegit., Brachyglottis bellidioides var. angustata (Kirk) B.Nord., Senecio bellidioides var. orbiculatus Simpson et J.S.Thomson, Brachyglottis bellidioides var. orbiculata (G.Simpson et J.S.Thomson) B.Nord., Senecio bellidioides var. setosus Simpson et J.S.Thomson, Brachyglottis bellidioides var. setosa (G.Simpson et J.S.Thomson) B.Nord.
Family
Asteraceae
Flora category
Vascular – Native
Endemic taxon
Yes
Endemic genus
No
Endemic family
No
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites
Chromosome number
2n = 60
Current conservation status
The conservation status of all known New Zealand vascular plant taxa at the rank of species and below were reassessed in 2017 using the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS). This report includes a statistical summary and brief notes on changes since 2012 and replaces all previous NZTCS lists for vascular plants. Authors: By Peter J. de Lange, Jeremy R. Rolfe, John W. Barkla, Shannel P. Courtney, Paul D. Champion, Leon R. Perrie, Sarah M. Beadel, Kerry A. Ford, Ilse Breitwieser, Ines Schönberger, Rowan Hindmarsh-Walls, Peter B. Heenan and Kate Ladley.
2012 | Not Threatened
Previous conservation statuses
2009 | Not Threatened
2004 | Not Threatened
Flower colours
Yellow
Life cycle
Pappate cypselae are dispersed by wind (Thorsen et al., 2009).
Etymology
brachyglottis: Name comes from the Greek words brachus meaning “short” and glottis meaning “the vocal apparatus of the larynx”
bellidioides: Like Bellis, the English daisy
References and further reading
Thorsen, M. J.; Dickinson, K. J. M.; Seddon, P. J. 2009. Seed dispersal systems in the New Zealand flora. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 2009 Vol. 11 No. 4 pp. 285-309