Story: Subantarctic islands

Pleurophyllum speciosum

There are three species of Pleurophyllum, all endemic to the subantarctic islands. Pleurophyllum speciosum, the Campbell Island daisy, is found on both the Auckland and Campbell islands. Here it grows in profusion above Perseverance Harbour on Campbell Island. Its magenta flowers appear in December, and its fleshy, corrugated leaves are about 25 centimetres long.

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Reference: 23 January 2009

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Jock Phillips, Subantarctic islands – Land and plants, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/38503/pleurophyllum-speciosum (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Jock Phillips, published 28 November 2012.

Comments

Bill Eckloff
06 July 2020

Are seeds available for Pleurophyllum speciosum and Stilbocarpa polaris to ship to Montana, USA? Interested in Subantarctic Island vegetation since reading "Island of the Lost", by Joan Druett.