Brachyglottis sciadophila or climbing groundsel is endemic to the central and southern parts of the North Island, and the South Island. It is found in lowland areas, along forest margins or in alluvial forest from 200 asl up to 700m asl. It is a slender, twining or tangling climber, often draping itself over a host plant in a dense mass or creeping along ground. It has stems up to 5m long, that are woody, slender and flexible, hairy, grooved lengthwise. Its leaves are 2-3cm wide, round or oval, thin and coarsely toothed, soft hairs on both surfaces. It produces solitary yellow daisy flowers from February to April which are followed by fluffy seed-heads from March to April. This nationally uncommon species is reasonably common on Banks Peninsula, and is the only climbing daisy. The species is threatened in many locations by weeds, particularly competition from other climbing vines such as Clematia vitalba (Old Mans Beard) and even the native species, Muehlenbeckia australis. Some populations have been destroyed by forest clearance for plantation forestry and routine weed spraying of roadsides.