Celmisia pugioniformis

Celmisia pugioniformis, commonly known as slender snow-daisy, is a species of perennial herb in the family Asteraceae.^[1] It is native to south-eastern Australia. Leaves are 10 to 20 cm long and 2 to 6 mm wide, with an olive green or grey green upper surface. The daisy-like flowerheads, which are 6 to 8 cm in diameter, appear between December and February in the species native range.^[2] The species was formally described in 1992 in the Flora of New South Wales.^[3] Prior to 1992, plants had been included under the name Celmisia asteliifolia.^[3]

Celmisia pugioniformis
Celmisia pugioniformis Alpine National Park, Victoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Celmisia
Species:	C. pugioniformis
Binomial name
Celmisia pugioniformis M.Gray & Given
Synonyms
Celmisia sp. C sensu Brown

The species occurs in heaths, herbfields and bogs in alpine and subalpine areas in New South Wales and Victoria.^[2] Associated species include Eucalyptus niphophila, Olearia phlogopappa, Acrothamnus hookeri, Hovea sp. and Poa sp.^[4]