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]
Brachyglottis monroi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Brachyglottis |
Species: | B. monroi
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Binomial name | |
Brachyglottis monroi |
References
edit- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ^ "Hebe Society - Brachyglottis monroi". Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Brachyglottis monroi". Retrieved 18 June 2013.