| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Celmisia spectabilis Hook.f. trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Antarct. 1: 35 (1844) |
| Native Range | New Zealand |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 300-1700m |
| Description | leaves coriaceous, 10-15cm, ovate to lanceolate, adaxially glabrous, sulcate, abaxially yellow tomentose, obtuse, capitula 3-5cm across, phyllaries subulate, ligules 2cm long |
| Size | 20-25cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in spring and early fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Aster spectatissimus F.Muell. Celmisia robusta Buchanan Celmisia ruahinensis Colenso Elcismia spectabilis (Hook.f.) B.L.Rob. |
| Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |