Habitat: alpine, bank, cliff, dry, forest, forest edge, grassland, gravel, gully, hill, loam, margin, moist, montane, open, pasture, ridge, riparian, river terrace, riverbed, roadside, rock outcrop, sand, scree, shaded, sheltered, shrubland, silt, slope, stone, terrace, track, tussockland, wasteland

Dispersal: Seed, vegetative

Distribution from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium. CC-BY 3.0 AU
Distribution from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium. CC-BY 3.0 AU
 Recognition
  • a small long-lived herbaceous plant forming rosettes of leaves on the ground.
  • its stalkless, hairy leaves are elongated (up to 15 cm long), dull green above and often purplish beneath, and have toothed margins.
  • it produces upright flowering stems (up to 75 cm tall).
  • its flower-heads (usually 2-7) are borne in small dense clusters at the top of the stems.
  • these flower-heads are bright yellow in colour.
 Images
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Weeds Key – interactive key to the weed species of New Zealand
 References
Biosecurity New Zealand 2012: Regional Pest Management Strategies Database. http://www.biosecurityperformance.maf.govt.nz/
Howell, C. 2008: Consolidated list of environmental weeds in New Zealand. DOC Research & Development Series 292: 42.