Leptinella lanata
Leptinella lanata is a small flowering plant in the daisy family, native to the Antipodean Islands.[3] Its specific epithet, lanata, describes its woolly-haired (lanate) rhizomes.[4]
| Leptinella lanata | |
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| Flora Antarctica, Plate XIX[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Leptinella |
| Species: | L. lanata |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptinella lanata | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Cotula lanata Hook.f. | |
Description
Leptinella lanata is a creeping perennial, monoecious herb.[4]
Distribution and habitat
It is found on the Auckland and Campbell Island and was recently found on Heard Island.[4] It is a coastal species, found on rocks, on cliff tops, on damp exposed peat, in rock crevices and within nesting grounds and seal haul outs.[4]
Conservation status
In both 2009 and 2012 it was deemed to be "At Risk – Naturally Uncommon" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System,[4] and this New Zealand classification was reaffirmed in 2018, due to its restricted range, and with the further comment that it is "data poor".[2]
References
- Hooker, J.D. (1844). "Leptinella lanata". The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ships Erebus and Terror in the Years 1839–1843: Under the Command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross. 1: 26. Plate XIX
- de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Barkla, J.W.; Courtney, S.P.; Champion, P.D.; Perrie, L.R.; Beadel, S.M.; Ford, K.A.; Breitwieser, I.; Schönberger, I.; Hindmarsh-Walls, R. (1 May 2018). "Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 22: 45. OCLC 1041649797.
- "Leptinella lanata Hook.f. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- "Leptinella lanata | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". nzpcn.org.nz. Retrieved 16 February 2020.