Brachyglottis turneri
Synonyms
Senecio turneri Cheeseman
Family
Asteraceae
Flora category
Vascular – Native
Endemic taxon
Yes
Endemic genus
No
Endemic family
No
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites
NVS code
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BRATUR
Chromosome number
2n = 60
Current conservation status
The conservation status of all known New Zealand vascular plant taxa at the rank of species and below were reassessed in 2017 using the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS) – more information about this can be found on the NZTCS website. This report includes a statistical summary and brief notes on changes since 2012 and replaces all previous NZTCS lists for vascular plants.
Please note, threat classifications are often suggested by authors when publications fall between NZTCS assessment periods – an interim threat classification status has not been assessed by the NZTCS panel.
- Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017 . 2018. Peter J. de Lange, Jeremy R. Rolfe, John W. Barkla, Shannel P. Courtney, Paul D. Champion, Leon R. Perrie, Sarah M. Beadel, Kerry A. Ford, Ilse Breitwieser, Ines Schönberger, Rowan Hindmarsh-Walls, Peter B. Heenan and Kate Ladley. Department of Conservation. Source: NZTCS and licensed by DOC for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
2017 | Threatened – Nationally Endangered | Qualifiers: DP, RR, Sp
Previous conservation statuses
2012 | Threatened – Nationally Endangered | Qualifiers: RR, Sp
2009 | At Risk – Naturally Uncommon
2004 | Range Restricted
Distribution
Endemic. North Island. Mokau and Mount Taranaki in the west inland to Pohangina Valley, Manawatu.
Habitat
Damp mudstone cliffs near seepages.
Detailed description
Herb up to 2 m tall. Glabrous with woody decumbent stems up to approximately 20 mm diameter, branches ascending. Leaves on terete petioles up to 300 mm or more long, winged and broadly auriculate at base; lamina 100-200 x 75-155 mm, membranous, suborbicular, cordate and deeply lobed at base, acute at apex, margins sinuate, finely spinulose-serrate; upper leaves smaller, with large auricles, merging into narrow entire bracts of corymb. Capitula numerous in large corymbs, 20-35 mm diameter; phyllaries linear-oblong, acute, pubescent to glabrous. Ray-florets 10-15; ligules bright yellow, narrow, spreading; disk-florets up to 35. Achenes narrow-oblong, more or less pubescent. Pappus soft, copious, white.
Flowering
November-December
Flower colours
Yellow
Fruiting
December-January
Life cycle
Pappate cypselae are dispersed by wind (Thorsen et al., 2009).
Propagation technique
Easy from cuttings and fresh seed but difficult to maintain. Does best in semi-shade, in a pot partially submerged in water
Etymology
brachyglottis: Name comes from the Greek words brachus meaning “short” and glottis meaning “the vocal apparatus of the larynx”
Attribution
Description adapted by M. Ward from Allan (1961).
References and further reading
Allan, H. H. 1961. Flora of New Zealand. Vol. 1. Wellington: Government Printer. pg. 745.
Thorsen, M. J.; Dickinson, K. J. M.; Seddon, P. J. 2009. Seed dispersal systems in the New Zealand flora. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 2009 Vol. 11 No. 4 pp. 285-309