Celmisia haastii Hook.f.

Rather stout low-growing branching subshrub forming small to large patches; branchlets ascending to erect, invested in lower parts by If-remains, in upper part by If-rosettes with a grey-green appearance. Lamina ± (3)–4–8 cm. × 10–15–(25) mm., broadly elliptic-oblong to obovate-spathulate, subcoriac. to coriac.; upper surface glab., us. longitudinally furrowed, pale green; lower surface clad in closely appressed ± satiny tomentum, midrib tomentose but ± evident; apex obtuse to subacute; margins slightly recurved, very minutely distantly denticulate, cuneately narrowed to winged petiole c. 5 mm. long. Sheath delicate, pale yellowish green, ± 2–3 cm. × 5 mm.; veins evident. Scape c. 5–15 cm. long, densely tomentose to almost glab., rather stout to slender; bracts several to ∞, linear-subulate, acute to subacute, up to c. 2 cm. long or more. Capitula 25–40 mm. diam.; phyll. linearlanceolate, membr., softly hairy without, up to c. 12 mm. long. Rayflorets 15–20 mm. long; limb narrow-oblong to narrow obovate-oblong, 3–5 toothed. Disk-florets funnelform, shortly 5-toothed, 6–8 mm. long. Achenes narrow-cylindric, glab., 3–4 mm. long. Pappus-hairs up to 5–6 mm. long, very finely barbellate.

[From: Allan (1961) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 1.]