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Celmisia spectabilis
Also called Cotton Mountain Daisy, Common Mountain Daisy, Mountain Daisy, Cotton Plant
Celmisia spectabilis, also known as cotton daisy or by its Māori name puharetaiko, is a mountain daisy in the family Asteraceae, and is endemic to New Zealand, where it is one of the most widespread species in the genus Celmisia.
This species is found in montane to low-alpine regions (300–1700) through the both main islands, usually in the east. In the North Island it is found south of the Volcanic Plateau and Mount Hikurangi, in tussock and fellfields, and in snow tussock in the Tararua Range (but is not found in the eastern Wairarapa). In the South Island is occurs in higher-rainfall habitats from north-west Nelson to Arthur's Pass; Nelson plants are smaller and less robust than those from Canterbury. The Nelson plants were previously classified as their own variety, Celmisia spectabilis var. angustifolia, but leaf size increases gradually with latitude and there is no clear distinction.
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 spectabilis 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.
