| Damnamenia vernicosa | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Genus: | Damnamenia |
| Species: | D. vernicosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Damnamenia vernicosa (Hook.f.) Given |
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Damnamenia vernicosa, also known as the Black-eyed Daisy, is a species of flowering plant in a monotypic genus in the daisy family. Its closest relatives are in the genus Celmisia.
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Damnamenia vernicosa is a small, perennial, stoloniferous herb. It has glossy green leaves and white daisy flowers with dark purple centres. The plant flowers from November to January and fruits from December to March.[1]
The plant is endemic to New Zealand’s subantarctic Auckland and Campbell Islands. Its preferred habitats are upland cushion bogs and Pleurophyllum-dominated herbfields. It also grows at lower elevations in exposed and sparsely vegetated sites.[1]