| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Celmisia sessiliflora Hook.f. trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Handb. N. Zeal. Fl.: 135 (1864) |
| Native Range | New Zealand |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 700-1800m |
| Description | leaves imbricate in dense rosettes, 1-2cm long, linear, rigid, coriaceous, appresed white hirsute, obtuse, capitula 1-2cm across, ligules 15-17mm long, linear |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Aster sessiliflorus (Hook.f.) F.Muell Elcismia sessiliflora (Hook.f.) B.L.Rob. |
| Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |