Brachyglottis southlandica
Synonyms
Senecio southlandicus Cockayne, Senecio southlandicus Cockayne var. southlandicus, Senecio southlandicus var. albidulus Allan, Brachyglottis southlandica var. albidula (Allan) B.Nord., Brachyglottis southlandica (Cockayne) B.Nord. var. southlandica
Family
Asteraceae
Flora category
Vascular – Native
Endemic taxon
Yes
Endemic genus
No
Endemic family
No
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites
NVS code
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BRASOU
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
Distribution
Endemic. South Island. Southland – Upper Makaroa south to Mount Aspiring to Red tussock Reserve (Slopedown) and Macraes Flat in the east.
Habitat
Lowland to montane grassland and open shrubland.
Features
Terrestrial herb forming a leafy rosette. Stock and bases of petioles clad in long brownish hairs. Leaves spreading to erect; lamina 60-110 x 30-60 mm, ovate-oblong to suborbicular, obtuse, cordate at base, membranous; upper and lower surfaces often purplish, glabrous to sparsely clad in delicate hairs; petiole 20-150 mm long, with mingled delicate and glandular hairs. Scapes up to 350 mm long, usually several times branched, clad in mingled silky and glandular hairs; bracts few, linear. Capitula 20-40 mm diameter; phyllaries glandular-pilose, linear, obtuse; ligules yellow, up to 20 mm long. Pappus-hairs up to 5 mm long, barbellate; achenes approximately 3 mm long, linear-oblong, glabrous
Flowering
December-February
Flower colours
Yellow
Fruiting
December-March
Life cycle
Pappate achenes 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”
Notes on taxonomy
Brachyglottis southlandica var. albidula (Allan) Cockayne is included within B. southlandicus because it grades into B. southlandicus throughout its known range
Attribution
Description adapted by M. Ward from Allan (1961).
References and further reading
Allan, H. H. 1961. Flora of New Zealand. Vol. 1. Wellington: Government Printer. pg. 740.
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