8. C. hieracifolia, Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i. 124, t. 34b.—Stems short. Leaves 1–5 in. long, ½–1 in. broad, obovate-oblong to linearoblong, obtuse or acute, narrowed to the base, coriaceous, obtusely crenate or serrate, glabrous or slightly pubescent above, viscid, clothed with appressed buff tomentum beneath; sheathing petiole strongly grooved, short, broad, glabrous. Scapes 2–10 in. long, stout, viscid, usually densely glandular-pubescent; bracts 3–10, linear, pubescent. Heads ¾–1½ in. diam.; involucral bracts linear, acuminate, viscid and glandular-pubescent; inner often cottony, outer recurved at the tips. Rays rather long, numerous. Achene silky, ribbed, longer than the pappus.—Handb. N.Z. Fl. 131; Kirk, Students Fl. 283.
Var. oblonga, Kirk, l.c.—Much smaller than the type. Leaves 1–2½ in. long, ¼–⅓ in. broad, linear-oblong. Scapes 1–3 in. high. Heads ⅓–¾ in. diam.
South Island: Nelson—Dun Mountain Range, Bidwill, Monro, Sinclair, T.F.C. Var. oblonga: Mount Arthur and Mount Owen, T.F.C.; Mount Stokes, Kirk! MacMahon! 3500–4500 ft. December–January.
Apparently rare and local. The buff tomentum separates it from all the allied species except C. Dallii, which differs in its much greater size and broad leafy bracts.
9. C. prorepens, Petrie in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xix. (1887) 326.—Stems prostrate, much-branched, often forming large patches, densely clothed with the remains of the old leaf-sheaths. Leaves numerous, crowded, green on both surfaces, 1½–3 in. long, ½–1 in. broad, linear-oblong to linear-obovate, acute or subacute, hardly coriaceous, longitudinally furrowed and wrinkled, viscid, glabrous on both surfaces or slightly cottony beneath, coarsely serrate, margins slightly recurved; sheathing petiole short, narrower than the blade, viscid. Scapes few, 3–8 in. long, slender, viscid, glabrous or nearly so; bracts several, linear or lanceolate. Heads 1–2 in. diam.; involucral bracts subulate-lanceolate, viscid; inner slightly cottony, with scarious margins; outer shorter and broader, puberulous. Rays long, spreading. Achene silky.—Kirk, Students' Fl. 283.
South Island: Otago—Upper Waipori, Rock and Pillar Range, Old Man Range, Petrie! 2000–4500 ft. December–January.
A well-marked plant, at once recognised by the deeply wrinkled almost glabrous leaves, green on both surfaces.
10. C. densiflora, Hook. f. Handb. N.Z. Fl. 130.—Leaves 3–7 in. long, ¾–1½ in. broad, narrow linear-oblong, obtuse or subacute, subcoriaceous, glabrous above, clothed with soft white tomentum beneath except the prominent midrib; margins fiat, crenate-dentate; sheathing petiole 1½–3½ in. long, membranous, glabrous or the margins slightly cottony. Scapes usually several, 6–18 in. long, stout or slender, glabrous, viscid; bracts few or
