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Mountain Daisies - Photo (c) michellelambert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by michellelambert CC
Mountain Daisies (Genus Celmisia) Info
Celmisia (New Zealand aster or New Zealand daisy) is a genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs, in the sunflower family. Most of the species are endemic to New Zealand; several others are endemic to Australia. (Wikipedia)
Cotton Daisy - Photo (c) Nuytsia@Tas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) CC
Cotton Daisy (Celmisia spectabilis) Info
Celmisia spectabilis is one of the more widespread species in the mountainous areas of New Zealand, where it is commonly known as the cotton daisy. Belonging to the Asteraceae family, the leathery leaves of this species are ovate (egg-shaped) to lanceolate (narrow and tapering to a point) or narrowly oblong, and can reach 30 cm long. They have a shiny, green upper surface, with prominent parallel grooves but their undersides are densely covered in soft, whitish... (Wikipedia)
Walker's Mountain Daisy - Photo (c) Mark Crompton, all rights reserved, uploaded by Mark Crompton C
Walker's Mountain Daisy (Celmisia walkeri) Info
Celmisia walkeri, also known as Celmisia webbiana is a sub-shrub in the genus Celmisia with spreading, semi- decumbent, woody stems and terminal rosettes of linear-oblong gray-green leaves. These leaves are about 2 inches (51 mm) long. In early summer, white-rayed flowerheads, up to 1.5 in (38 mm) wide with yellowish white disk florets appear. The stems of this plant up to 12 in (300 mm) tall, making it classified as a moderately high plant. The plant typically spreads (Wikipedia)