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Kōrero: Subantarctic islands

Pleurophyllum speciosum

<em>Pleurophyllum speciosum</em>

There are three species of Pleurophyllum, all endemic to the subantarctic islands. Pleurophyllum speciosum, the Campbell Island daisy, is found on both the Auckland and Campbell islands. Here it grows in profusion above Perseverance Harbour on Campbell Island. Its magenta flowers appear in December, and its fleshy, corrugated leaves are about 25 centimetres long.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Otago Daily Times

Reference: 23 January 2009

by Stephen Jaquiery

Permission of the Otago Daily Times must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Jock Phillips, Subantarctic islands – Land and plants, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/38503/pleurophyllum-speciosum (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Jock Phillips, i tāngia i te 28 November 2012.

Comments

Bill Eckloff
06 July 2020
Are seeds available for Pleurophyllum speciosum and Stilbocarpa polaris to ship to Montana, USA? Interested in Subantarctic Island vegetation since reading "Island of the Lost", by Joan Druett.