Brachyglottis monroi

Brachyglottis monroi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Brachyglottis
Species: B. monroi
Binomial name
Brachyglottis monroi
(Hook. f.) B. Nord.

Brachyglottis monroi (Monro's ragwort;[1] syn. Senecio monroi) is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae, formerly classified in the genus Senecio. Native to New Zealand and Tasmania, it is a small, hardy, evergreen shrub growing to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) with crinkly-edged, olive green, leathery leaves and yellow daisy-like flowers in terminal corymbs in summer.[2][3][4]

References

  1. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  3. "Hebe Society - Brachyglottis monroi". Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  4. "RHS Plant Selector - Brachyglottis monroi". Retrieved 18 June 2013.


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