Brachyglottis bellidioides is a species of flower known from the South Island of New Zealand.
Description A dark green leave with deep-set veins, with a long stalk with a yellow flower head and petals.
Range This species is endemic to the South Island of New Zealand.
Habitat Alpine and subalpine habitats.
Ecology Brachyglottis bellidioides has thick leaves, which push aside leaves of other plants, particularly pincushion grass Agrostis muscosa, in order to leave a small hollow from which the leaves can get sun and a stem can grow.
Etymology The species epithet notes that the plant is similar to Bellis.
Taxonomy Brachyglottis bellidioides contains the following varieties: Brachyglottis bellidioides var. angustata Brachyglottis bellidioides var. bellidioides Brachyglottis bellidioides var. crassa Brachyglottis bellidioides var. orbiculata Brachyglottis bellidioides var. setosa
Some authors have argued that on the basis of clinal morphology, there is only a single species of Brachyglottis in New Zealand, which would subsume Brachyglotts bellidioides into Brachyglottis lagopus.
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