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Celmisia major, is a species of daisy in the flowering plant family Asteraceae. It is endemic to the North Island of New Zealand. There are two variants, Celmisia major var major and Celmisia major var brevis.

Description
It grows as a herb, about 20 centimetres in height and in spread. The pseudanthium consists of white ray florets about 20mm (major) and 13mm (brevis) long and and yellow disc florets about 9mm (major) and 7mm (brevis) long.

Taxonomy
This species was first published by Thomas Cheeseman in ?? Reference?

Distribution
Celmisia major var major occurs on cliff faces along the coast of West Auckland from Muriwai to the Cornwallis Peninsula as well as on Aiguilles Island and Kaikoura Island (both adjacent to Great Barrier Island. Celmisia major var brevis is found on Mt Taranaki. Both are deemed to be at risk and naturally uncommon.