page_title: Dendroseris litoralis
hierarchical_section_title: Dendroseris litoralis
caption_attribution_description: English: Single capitulum ('flower' although actually inflorescence) of rare Juan Fernandez Islands endemic Dendroseris litoralis Skottsb. (family Asteraceae), common name : 'Cabbage Tree'. Cultivated specimen growing in the Temperate House, Kew Gardens, UK.
context_page_description: Dendroseris litoralis, the cabbage tree, is a small, evergreen tree species belonging the daisy and sunflower family, with younger trunks ringed with pale leaf scars and distinctive rubbery, leathery leaves up to 46 centimetres long. It is found only on the Juan Fernández Islands, west of Chile, and threatened by habitat loss. Native only to tiny, volcanic Robinson Crusoe Island, one of the Juan Fernández Islands in the southeast Pacific, far off the coast of Chile, and home of the famed Juania australis and many other fascinating endemic plants, this strange, small tree has literally been brought back from the brink of extinction. It had been reduced to only a few individuals by feral goats on the island and is still considered critically endangered. It grows into a small, gnarled tree with several somewhat palm-like crowns of very large, ovate leaves on whitish, green-spotted leaf stalks and pendent inflorescences of bright orange, tassel-like 'flowers'. It is easy to cultivate and enjoys a cool, humid climate. It is hardy to light freezes and coastal conditions.
context_section_description: Dendroseris litoralis, the cabbage tree, is a small, evergreen tree species belonging the daisy and sunflower family (Asteraceae), with younger trunks ringed with pale leaf scars and distinctive rubbery, leathery leaves up to 46 centimetres (18 in) long. It is found only on the Juan Fernández Islands, west of Chile, and threatened by habitat loss.  Native only to tiny, volcanic Robinson Crusoe Island, one of the Juan Fernández Islands in the southeast Pacific, far off the coast of Chile, and home of the famed Juania australis and many other fascinating endemic plants, this strange, small tree has literally been brought back from the brink of extinction. It had been reduced to only a few individuals by feral goats on the island and is still considered critically endangered. It grows into a small, gnarled tree with several somewhat palm-like crowns of very large, ovate leaves on whitish, green-spotted leaf stalks and pendent inflorescences of bright orange, tassel-like 'flowers' (capitula). It is easy to cultivate and enjoys a cool, humid climate. It is hardy to light freezes and coastal conditions.
caption: Single capitulum (one of many) of specimen flowering in Kew Gardens.
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