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Large Mountain Daisy

Celmisia semicordata

Also called Silvery Cotton Plant

Large Mountain Daisy
Photo: Richard Littauer, CC BY 4.0
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
New Zealand
Climate
temperate

About

Celmisia semicordata, the large mountain daisy, is a species of Celmisia native to alpine environments of the South Island of New Zealand.

Both celmisia spectabilis and celmisia semicordata are known as 'Tikumu' in Te Reo Māori. Other Māori names include matua-tikumu, puakaito, pūharetāiko, pūheretāiko, pūwharetāiko and kotara.

Where it grows

Coastal to alpine environments. Celmisia semicordata favours cooler temperatures and free draining soil.

Other Celmisia plants

Mountain Daisy · Strap Leaved Daisy · Celmisia asteliifolia · Celmisia discolor · Celmisia durietzii · Common Mountain Daisy · Haast's mountain daisy · White Mountain Musk · Needle Leaved Mountain Daisy · Shrub Daisy · Akaroa daisy · Celmisia major

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Celmisia semicordata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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