Myosotis pansa subsp. praeceps
Synonyms
None - first described in 2013.
Family
Boraginaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Native
Endemic taxon
Yes
Endemic genus
No
Endemic family
No
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
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 Vulnerable | Qualifiers: DP, EF, Sp
Distribution
Endemic. New Zealand: North Island (west coast from Taharoa to northern Taranaki).
Similar taxa
Myosotis pansa subsp. praeceps differs from M. pansa subsp. pansa in its bracteate inflorescences, (i.e. with cauline leaves present not only proximally but also always subtending or alternating with the lowest 1–3–(9) flowers of the inflorescence) (Meudt et al. 2013). For other distinctions from allied Myosotis see the M. pansa subsp. pansa.
Etymology
myosotis: Mouse-eared
References and further reading
Meudt HM, Prebble JM, Stanley RJ, Thorsen MJ. 2013. Morphological and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) data show that New Zealand endemic Myosotis petiolata
(Boraginaceae) comprises three rare and threatened species. Australian Systematic Botany 26(3): 210–232. https://doi.org/10.1071/SB13023.