Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Asterales Link
Family
Compositae Giseke
Genus
Craspedia G.Forst.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Craspedia diversicolor Breitw. & K.A.Ford, New Zealand J. Bot. 61: 18 (online) (2022)
Synonymy:
Holotype. NEW ZEALAND, Canterbury, 500 m south of Wakanui Beach, Wakanui Gully, I. Breitwieser 2162 and K.A. Ford, 7 Nov 2001 (CHR 638319 A & B)
Etymology:
The specific epithet diversicolor is derived from Latin, referring to the colour variation of this species’ leaves.
 Biostatus
Indigenous (Endemic)
 Bibliography
Breitwieser, I.; Ford, K.A. 2023: Four new species of Craspedia (Compositae/Asteraceae, Gnaphalieae) from the South Island of New Zealand, all characterised by dark red-purple anthers. New Zealand Journal of Botany 61(2-3): 131–157. (Published online: 2022 https://doi.org/10.1080/0028825X.2022.2095919)