Myosotis mooreana

Myosotis mooreana is a species of forget-me-not native to the southern South Island of New Zealand.[2] The species was described by Carlos Lehnebach in 2012.[3]

Myosotis mooreana

Nationally Critical (NZ TCS)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Myosotis
Species:
M. mooreana
Binomial name
Myosotis mooreana

Description

Myosotis mooreana forms loose rosettes with erect flowering stems. Flowers are white with included anthers.[4]

Distribution

The species has a very restricted distribution, known only from certain sites in Kahurangi National Park in the northern South Island, New Zealand.[3][4]

Conservation Status

The species is listed as Nationally Critical on the most recent New Zealand Threat Classification for plants. It also has the qualifiers "DP" (Data Poor), "OL" (One Location) and "Sp" (Sparse).[5]

References
  1. Molloy, Janice; Bell, B.; Clout, M.; de Lange, P.; Gibbs, G.; Given, D.; Norton, D.; Smith, N.; Stephens, T. (2002). "Classifying species according to threat of extinction. A system for New Zealand" (PDF). Department of Conservation (New Zealand). Retrieved 2008-02-29.
  2. "Myosotis eximia | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". nzpcn.org.nz. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  3. Lehnebach, Carlos (2012-08-21). "Two new species of forget-me-nots (Myosotis, Boraginaceae) from New Zealand". PhytoKeys. 16 (16): 53–64. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.16.3602. ISSN 1314-2003. PMC 3492931. PMID 23233811.
  4. "Myosotis mooreana | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". nzpcn.org.nz. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  5. Lange, Peter J. de; Rolfe, Jeremy R.; Barkla, John W.; Courtney, Shannel P.; Champion, Paul D.; Perrie, Leon R.; Beadel, Sarah M.; Ford, Kerry A.; Breitwieser, Ilse; Schönberger, Ines; Hindmarsh-Walls, Rowan (May 2018). "Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 22: 1–86. OCLC 1041649797.
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