Class
Order
Family
Genus
Rosette-lvs 6–20 × 1·5–2.5 cm., petiole about = lamina; thin with evident venation; narrow- to rather broad-obovate, cuneately narrowed to petiole, apiculate, surfaces glab. to very sparsely clad in short hairs; margins nude to ciliate, or with obscure fringe of hairs. Scape-lvs ovate, lower up to 5 cm. long. Scapes 15–40 cm. or more tall, 1–2 mm. diam., glab. or with scattered short hairs. Glomerules 1·5–2 cm. diam., phyll. c. 4 mm. long, about oblong; florets c. 4 mm. long, yellow. Achenes c. 2.5 mm. long, turbinate to subcompressed, densely clad in long silky hairs; pappus-hairs c. 4 mm. long.
[From: Allan (1961) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 1.]