Hieracium lepidulum (Stenstr.) Omang

Stolons 0. Stem erect, slender to stout, 15–75 cm tall, with sparse to numerous long simple eglandular hairs especially below, and numerous to dense stellate hairs at least above. Lvs mostly basal, dull green, slightly paler or often purplish beneath, narrow-elliptic to lanceolate to ovate, obtuse to acute, cuneate at base, with coarse ascending apiculate teeth at least at base; eglandular hairs long, simple, numerous; stellate hairs sparse to numerous. Rosette lvs petiolate; lamina (3)–5–12–(15) × (1.5)–2–5–(7) cm; stem lvs 2–6, similar to basal lvs, smaller, at least the lowest shortly petiolate. Capitula (1)–2–7–(20). Peduncles straight, with dense stellate and sparse eglandular hairs; glandular hairs 0 or few. Involucre 8–12 mm long; bracts very narrowly triangular with sparse to numerous pale dark-based eglandular hairs, sparse to numerous dark glandular hairs, and numerous to dense stellate hairs, especially on margins. Florets bright yellow, not striped on outer face, c. 2× length of involucre. Achenes black, 3–3.5 × c. 0.5 mm. Pappus sordid, 6–7 mm long.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

Flowering: (Nov.)–Dec.–Mar.–(May); Fruiting: (Nov.)–Dec.–Mar.–(May)