Celmisia durietzii

Celmisia durietzii, commonly known as Durietz’s mountain daisy,^[2] is a species of flowering plant endemic to New Zealand. It is not threatened.^[1] It is named in honour of the Swedish botanist and lichenologist Gustaf Einar Du Rietz, who, along with his wife Greta, researched New Zealand lichen species.^[3]

Celmisia durietzii
Celmisia durietzii in Nelson Lakes National Park
Conservation status
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Celmisia
Species:	C. durietzii
Binomial name
Celmisia durietzii Cockayne & Allan

Description

Celmisia durietzii is a low plant that grows a perennial^[4] stalked yellow flower with white petals.

To distinguish this Celmisia from others, consider: the sheath, which should translucent and hairless; evenly-haired achenes; and short, somewhat narrow leaves. The habitat is also important; it is neither coastal like Celmisia lindsayi, nor in wet habitats like Celmisia bonplandii.^[2]

Distribution and habitat

Celmisia durietzii is known from the South Island, from Marlborough south to Fiordland. It may extend into Fiordland and Stewart Island, but those populations may also be an undescribed species.^[2]