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Ourisia macrophylla subsp. lactea is a subspecies of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae that is endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. Lucy Moore described O. macrophylla var. lactea in 1961, and Heidi Meudt changed the rank to subspecies in 2006. Plants of this subspecies of New Zealand foxglove are showy, perennial, large-leaved, tufted, rhizomatous herbs that are often hairy with non-glandular or glandular hairs. They have crenate, ovate to heart-shaped leaves. The flowers are in whorls in each node, with a regular calyx, and a large, white irregular corolla. The calyx and floral bracts have glandular hairs. The corolla tube is yellow with three lines of yellow hairs inside. It is found in montane to subalpine habitats and is listed as Not Threatened.
Ourisia macrophylla subsp. lactea is probably endemic to the South Island (in Western Nelson, Marlborough, Canterbury, and Westland), however a specimen from Patea could be rare North Island populations of this subspecies. This subspecies is usually found below the bushline, in damp to wet, shaded streams, waterfalls, cliffs, sides of tracks, in Nothofagus forest, or just above bushline in subalpine or alpine habitats including tussock grassland or scrubland, from 70 to 1,700 m (230 to 5,580 ft) above sea level. It may be very locally common.
Ourisia alpina · Ourisia biflora · Ourisia breviflora subsp. breviflora · Ourisia breviflora subsp. uniflora · Ourisia breviflora · Creeping Mountain Foxglove · Ourisia calycina · Ourisia chamaedrifolia · Ourisia coccinea subsp. coccinea · Ourisia coccinea subsp. elegans · Ourisia coccinea · Ourisia confertifolia
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