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- ≡ Gnaphalium japonicum Thunb., Fl. Jap. (Thunberg) 311 (1784)
- = Gnaphalium collinum Labill., Nov. Holl. Pl. 2, 44, t. 189 (1806) nom. illeg., non Gnaphalium collinum Salisb. 1796
- ≡ Euchiton collinus Cass., Dict. Sci. Nat. 56: 216 (1828)
- ≡ Gnaphalium japonicum var. collinum (Labill.) Maiden & Betche, Census N.S.W. Pl. 204 (1916)
- = Gnaphalium gymnocephalum DC., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 6, 235 (1837 [1838])
- ≡ Euchiton gymnocephalus (DC.) Holub, Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 9: 271 (1974)
- ≡ Euchiton gymnocephalus (DC.) Anderb., Opera Bot. 104: 167 (1991) nom. illeg., non Euchiton gymnocephalus (DC.) Holub 1974, nom. superfl.
- = Gnaphalium collinum var. α billardierei Hook.f., London J. Bot. 6: 121 (1847)
- = Gnaphalium oblancifolium Elmer (1906)
Stoloniferous perennial; stems 1–3–(6), ascending, simple, 6–25–(40) cm tall. Lvs mostly basal at flowering; basal lvs usually long-petiolate, densely white-tomentose on lower surface usually not including mid-vein, glabrous and shiny on upper (sometimes sparsely to moderately tomentose when young), plane, oblanceolate to narrow-elliptic, long-cuneate, subacute to acute, mucronate, 30–190 × 3–10–(20) mm; cauline lvs becoming slightly or not reduced upwards, often lanceolate or narrow-elliptic, apetiolate and broad-based. Capitula 1.5–2 mm diam., 10-numerous in dense ± globular terminal clusters, very rarely smaller axillary clusters below; longest subtending lvs 1–3× diam. of cluster. Involucral bracts oblong, obtuse to subacute, 3.5–4.5 mm long; stereome green; lamina pale brown, with dark band at base; gap and rarely upper margin bright reddish purple. Achenes minutely papillate, c. 0.8 mm long.
[From: Webb et al. (1985) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4 as Gnaphalium gymnocephalum DC.]