Haastia sinclairii var. fulvida
Common name
Haastia
Synonyms
None (first described in 1961)
Family
Asteraceae
Flora category
Vascular – Native
Endemic taxon
Yes
Endemic genus
Yes
Endemic family
No
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites
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: Otago, Southland and Fiordland
Habitat
Subalpine to alpine screes, talus and boulder falls
Features
Plant sparingly to much branched, decumbent to suberect. Branchlets up to c. 300 mm long, 4-6 mm. diameter. Leaves more or less patent, up to 30 × 5-10 mm, narrow-obovate to broad-obovate, subacute to rounded at apex, initially densely clad in fulvid to buff-coloured subappressed tomentum, bases glabrous or nearly so with age (subfloral leaves with more openly spreading tomentum), upper part slightly thickened, somewhat rugose; veins 5-10, anastomosing above. Capitula up to 20 mm diameter; receptacle 4-5 mm diameter. Involucral bracts lanceolate-oblong, with broad scarious margins, pilose on lower surface, c.10 mm long. Achenes c. 2 mm long, linear, distinctly ribbed, weakly compressed. Pappus c.9 mm long.
Similar taxa
Easily distinguished from Haastia sinclairii var. sinclairii by the fulvous-yellow to buff coloured rather than greyish-white to white tomentum.
Flowering
November - March
Fruiting
December - April
Propagation technique
Difficult. Should not be removed from the wild
Etymology
haastia: After Haast
sinclairii: After Sinclair (c. 1796–1861). Colonial Secretary and naturalist.
fulvida: Yellow
Where To Buy
Not commercially available
Attribution
Description adapted from Allan (1961)
References and further reading
Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I, Government Printer, Wellington.