Myosotis pansa subsp. praeceps
Biostatus
Native – Endemic taxon
Current conservation status
The conservation status of all known New Zealand vascular plant taxa at the rank of species and below were reassessed in 2022-2023 using the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS) – more information about this can be found on the NZTCS website. This report includes replaces all previous NZTCS lists for vascular plants. Previous assessments can be found here.
- Conservation status of vascular plants in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2023. 2024. Peter J. de Lange, Jane Gosden, Shannel P. Courtney, Alexander J. Fergus, John W. Barkla, Sarah M. Beadel, Paul D. Champion, Rowan Hindmarsh-Walls, Troy Makan and Pascale Michel Department of Conservation. Source: NZTCS and licensed by DOC for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
2023 | Threatened – Nationally Endangered | Qualifiers: Sp, DPR, DPS, DPT, EF
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Similar taxa
Myosotis pansa subsp. praeceps differs from M. pansa subsp. pansa in its bracteate inflorescences, (i.e. with cauline leaves present not only proximally but also always subtending or alternating with the lowest 1–3–(9) flowers of the inflorescence) (Meudt et al. 2013). For other distinctions from allied Myosotis see the M. pansa subsp. pansa.
Distribution
Endemic. New Zealand: North Island (west coast from Taharoa to northern Taranaki).
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Synonyms
None - first described in 2013.
Endemic taxon
Yes
Endemic genus
No
Endemic family
No
Other information
Etymology
myosotis: Mouse-eared
Previous conservation status
The conservation status of all known New Zealand vascular plant taxa at the rank of species and below were reassessed in 2022-2023 using the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS) – more information about this can be found on the NZTCS website. This report includes replaces all previous NZTCS lists for vascular plants. Previous assessments can be found here.
- Conservation status of vascular plants in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2023. 2024. Peter J. de Lange, Jane Gosden, Shannel P. Courtney, Alexander J. Fergus, John W. Barkla, Sarah M. Beadel, Paul D. Champion, Rowan Hindmarsh-Walls, Troy Makan and Pascale Michel Department of Conservation. Source: NZTCS and licensed by DOC for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
2017 | Threatened – Nationally Vulnerable | Qualifiers: DP, EF, Sp
Referencing and citations
References and further reading
Meudt HM, Prebble JM, Stanley RJ, Thorsen MJ. 2013. Morphological and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) data show that New Zealand endemic Myosotis petiolata
(Boraginaceae) comprises three rare and threatened species. Australian Systematic Botany 26(3): 210–232. https://doi.org/10.1071/SB13023.