Brachyglottis bellidioides
Brachyglottis bellidioides is a species of flower known from the South Island of New Zealand.
Description
A dark green leave with deep-set veins, with a long stalk with a yellow flower head and petals.Range
This species is endemic to the South Island of New Zealand.Habitat
Alpine and subalpine habitats.Ecology
Brachyglottis bellidioides has thick leaves, which push aside leaves of other plants, particularly pincushion grass Agrostis muscosa, in order to leave a small hollow from which the leaves can get sun and a stem can grow.Etymology
The species epithet notes that the plant is similar to Bellis.Taxonomy
Brachyglottis bellidioides contains the following varieties:Brachyglottis bellidioides var. angustataBrachyglottis bellidioides var. bellidioidesBrachyglottis bellidioides var. crassaBrachyglottis bellidioides var. orbiculataBrachyglottis bellidioides var. setosaSome authors have argued that on the basis of clinal morphology, there is only a single species of Brachyglottis in New Zealand, which would subsume Brachyglotts bellidioides into Brachyglottis lagopus.