Four new species of woollyhead (Craspedia) described from the eastern South Island Newsletter
- Author
- Hutchison, M.
- Year
- 2022
- Journal / Source
- Trilepidia
- Month
- July
- Pages
- 2-4
- Summary
- A new paper provides descriptions and formal names for four species of woollyhead or Craspedia (Asteraceae) found in dryland habitats of the eastern South Island (Breitwieser & Ford 2022). Three of the species are endemic to Canterbury and one is confined to central Otago. All four species are threatened with extinction, with habitat loss/modification and introduced browsing mammals being the major threats to their survival.