Abrotanella rostrata is a species of cushion plant belonging to the family Asteraceae. This tiny plant, only reaching 5 cm in height, is restricted to rocky places in the high mountains of southern South Island, New Zealand. It can be distinguished from its congeners by the combination of white florets and distinctively beaked cypselae. It flowers in December and January.[1]

Abrotanella rostrata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Abrotanella
Species:
A. rostrata
Binomial name
Abrotanella rostrata

This plant is considered threatened due to its limited range.

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  1. ^ Swenson, Ulf (1 March 1996). "Abrotanella rostrata (Asteraceae, Senecioneae) — a new species for New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 34 (1): 47–50. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1996.10412691. ISSN 0028-825X.
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