Brachyglottis bellidioides
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| Brachyglottis bellidioides | |
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| Brachyglottis bellidioides in Nelson Lakes National Park | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Brachyglottis |
| Species: | B. bellidioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachyglottis bellidioides (Hook.f.) B.Nord. | |
Brachyglottis bellidioides is a species of flower known from the South Island of New Zealand.[2][1][3]
A dark green leave with deep-set veins, with a long stalk with a yellow flower head and petals.
Range
This species is endemic to the South Island of New Zealand.
Habitat
Alpine and subalpine habitats.
Ecology
Brachyglottis bellidioides has thick leaves, which push aside leaves of other plants, particularly pincushion grass Agrostis muscosa, in order to leave a small hollow from which the leaves can get sun and a stem can grow.
