Celmisia

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Celmisia
Celmisia spectablis in Tongariro National Park
Celmisia spectablis in Tongariro National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Celmisia
Cass.
Species

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Celmisia is a genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs, in the family Asteraceae. The genus, which is endemic mainly to New Zealand with a few species in Australia, was first formally described by botanist Alexandre de Cassini in 1813.

Species include:

  • Celmisia asteliifolia Hook.f.
  • Celmisia gracilenta Hook.f.
  • Celmisia incana Hook.f.
  • Celmisia longifolia Cass.
  • Celmisia saxifraga (Benth.) W.M.Curtis
  • Celmisia sericophylla J.H.Willis
  • Celmisia spectablis Hook.f.
  • Celmisia traversii Hook.f.

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