Threat category:
Threatened: Nationally Vulnerable?Regions:
Nelson-Tasman, Marlborough, Canterbury, OtagoDistribution:
Eastern South Island
Key Features
- A small, loosely mat-forming daisy, with prostrate stems and upright branchlets. Small (2-3 mm long) narrow leaves are densely clad in white hair. Unlike most other Raoulia species, the leaves are borne in two rows along the stem and thus branchlets have a flattened appearance. Small (5 mm) flower heads are borne terminally.
Distribution and Habitat
- South Island, from Nelson to Otago in open ground and rocky places on river terraces and stable river gravels.
Threats
- Habitat modification and loss.
- Competition from weeds.
Management Opportunities
- Survey for new locations.
- Mark known sites.
- Protection of habitat.
- Weed control.
Monitoring Options
- Check existing populations annually.
- Report new locations to DOC, NZPCN.
Further Information and Support
- New Zealand Plant Conservation Network (NZPCN). http://www.nzpcn.org.nz
- Weed management - Department of Conservation, Regional Councils.
- References
- Allan (1961). Flora of New Zealand. Volume I. Government Printer, Wellington.