- Damnamenia vernicosa
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Damnamenia vernicosa Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Tribe: Astereae Genus: Damnamenia Species: D. vernicosa Binomial name Damnamenia vernicosa
(Hook.f.) GivenSynonyms - Celmisia vernicosa Hook.f.
Damnamenia vernicosa, also known as the Black-eyed Daisy, is a species of flowering plant in a monotypic genus in the daisy family. Its closest relatives are in the genus Celmisia.
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Description
Damnamenia vernicosa is a small, perennial, stoloniferous herb. It has glossy green leaves and white daisy flowers with dark purple centres. The plant flowers from November to January and fruits from December to March.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The plant is endemic to New Zealand’s subantarctic Auckland and Campbell Islands. Its preferred habitats are upland cushion bogs and Pleurophyllum-dominated herbfields. It also grows at lower elevations in exposed and sparsely vegetated sites.[1]
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- "Damnamenia vernicosa". line. New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. last updated 2010-01-18. http://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora_details.asp?ID=462. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
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