Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Asterales Link
Family
Compositae Giseke
Genus
Craspedia G.Forst.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Craspedia thinicola Breitw. & K.A.Ford, New Zealand J. Bot. 61: 22 (online) (2022)
Synonymy:
Holotype. NEW ZEALAND, Canterbury, Banks Peninsula, Kaitorete Spit, I. Breitwieser 2121 and K.A. Ford, 21 Dec 2000 (CHR 640807 A & B)
Etymology:
The specific epithet thinicola is derived from Latin, meaning ‘dune’ and ‘dweller’, referring to the area of sand dunes where this species grows.
 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)
de Lange, P.J.; Heenan, P.B.; Given, D.R.; Norton, D.A.; Ogle, C.C.; Johnson, P.N.; Cameron, E.K. 1999: Threatened and uncommon plants of New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 37: 603–628. [as Craspedia (c) (CHR 529115; Kaitorete Spit)]
de Lange, P.J.; Norton, D.A.; Heenan, P.B.; Courtney, S.P.; Molloy, B.P.J.; Ogle, C.C.; Rance, B.D. 2004: Threatened and uncommon plants of New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 42(1): 45–76. [as Craspedia (c) (CHR 529115; Kaitorete Spit)]
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Barkla J.W.; Courtney, S.P.; Champion, P.D.; Perrie, L.R.; Beadel, S.N.; Ford, K.A.; Breitwieser, I.; Schönberger, I.; Hindmarsh-Walls, R.; Heenan, P.B.; Ladley, K. 2018: Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017. New Zealand Threat Classification Series. No. 22. [as Craspedia (c) (CHR 529115; Kaitorete Spit)] [Nationally Endangered]