Megaherb

File:Megaherbs (mostly Bulbinella rossii) on Enderby Island (45017363342).jpg]]

Originally, the term was coined to describe large-leaved herbs that form meadows in the subantarctic islands{{sfn|Wagstaff|Breitwieser|Ito|2011|p=63}} but has also been applied to describe tropical alpine vegetation forms{{sfn|Shaw|Hovenden|Bergstrom|2005|p=118}} found in the Andes, East Africa and New Guinea.{{sfn|Mark|Dickinson|Hofstede|2000|p=251}} They are large herbs that can reach dimensions of over {{convert|1|m}}, often feature strikingly colourful flowers,{{sfn|Komai|Emura|1955|p=87}}{{sfn|MEURK|FOGGO|WILSON|1994|p=161}} large leaves and long stalks,{{sfn|Panagiotakopulu|Sadler|2021|p=125}} and are important components of the ecosystems of the subantarctic islands. Beyond these traits, megaherbs can have different forms;{{sfn|Saldivia|Wagstaff|Breitwieser|Orlovich|2022|pp=615-616}} for example, some genera have perennial leaves and others are deciduous.{{sfn|Wagstaff|Breitwieser|Ito|2011|p=71}} Intensely coloured flowers are not unique to megaherbs but also occur on other plant species in the same environments{{sfn|Lord|Huggins|Little|Tomlinson|2013|p=169}} and either arose by chance or are evolutionary adaptations to the environment.{{sfn|Lord|Huggins|Little|Tomlinson|2013|p=170}}

They live in the wet, windy and cold environments of the subantarctic islands, where they coexist with cushion plants and tussock grasses but trees are absent. A single species, Pleurophyllum hookeri, covers almost a third of Macquarie Island{{sfn|Briggs|Selkirk|Bergstrom|2006|p=187}} where another megaherb, Stilbocarpa polaris, also occurs.{{sfn|Briggs|Selkirk|Bergstrom|2006|p=188}} They reach their maximum extent on that island. The only subantarctic islands lacking them are the Falklands and South Georgia, but Poa flabellata on South Georgia could be considered a megaherb.{{sfn|Panagiotakopulu|Sadler|2021|p=126}} Typical settings are water-rich with fertile soils; sometimes they are associated with volcanic heat sources.{{sfn|Mucina|2023|p=141}} On Campbell Island they appear to occur preferentially in nutrient-rich (eutrophic) terrain. Researchers since the 1940s often incorrectly assumed that they are limited to cliffs and ledges, as grazers had extirpated them from other areas.{{sfn|MEURK|FOGGO|WILSON|1994|p=162}}

{{blockquote|text=The most extraordinary of the megaherbs is the Pleurophyllum meadow, a community dominated by the large-leafed herbaceous composite, producing a floral display second to none outside the tropics|author=Joseph Dalton Hooker|source=quoted in Fell, 2002{{sfn|Wagstaff|Breitwieser|Ito|2011|p=63}}}}

They are the best known plants of the New Zealand subantarctic islands and are important components of the biodiversity of the region.{{sfn|Shaw|Hovenden|Bergstrom|2005|p=118}} Another name is "megaphyllous herbs".{{sfn|Mark|Dickinson|Hofstede|2000|p=251}}

Common taxa forming megaherbs are Asteraceae, Apiaceae, Araliaceae, Asphodelaceae, Asteraceae, Boraginaceae, Brassicaceae, Gentianaceae and Liliaceae; sometimes Poaceae (grasses) are also included.{{sfn|Panagiotakopulu|Sadler|2021|p=126}}{{sfn|Mucina|2023|p=142}} In the New Zealand subantarctic islands, four endemic genera make up megaherbs. Among these are Anisotome and Bulbinella with colourful flowers and Pleurophyllum and Stilbocarpa with large leaves.{{sfn|Wagstaff|Breitwieser|Ito|2011|p=70}} Additional genera are Gentianella and Pringlea.

Note megaherb species are the Campbell Island carrot (Anisotome latifolia) and the Ross lily (Bulbinella rossii).{{sfn|Mucina|2023|p=136}} The Chatham Island forget-me-not (Myosotidium hortensia) naturally occurs on the Chatham Islands but has been brought to New Zealand. It has large leaves and forms rosettes up to one metre wide. The Kerguelen cabbage (Pringlea antiscorbutica) is a megaherb species that occurs on Heard Island where it is a key species in herbfields, Iles Crozet, Iles Kerguelen, Marion Island and Prince Edward Island.

Other species called "megaherbs" include Phormium colensoi on New Zealand. The Mountain buttercup (Ranunculus lyallii) is also considered a megaherb{{sfn|Mark|Dickinson|Hofstede|2000|p=245}} and Astelia solani has been referred to as one. The species Aciphylla latifolia, Bulbinella rossii, Myosotidium hortensia, Pleurophyllum spp. and Stilbocarpa in the Chatham Islands have been referred to as "macrophyllous forbs". Finally, Angelica archangelica in Iceland has been considered an example of a Northern Hemisphere megaherb.{{sfn|Panagiotakopulu|Sadler|2021|p=126}}

The origins of the megaherb growth form are enigmatic. Several different subantarctic genera independently evolved this trait, which is defining for the genus Pleurophyllum.{{sfn|Wagstaff|Breitwieser|Ito|2011|p=70}} Stilbocarpa megaherbs evolved from ancestors with smaller leaves. These plants survived the last glacial maximum on the subantarctic islands and spread northward after its end.{{sfn|Wagstaff|Breitwieser|Quinn|Ito|2007|p=7}} Related species also occur on New Zealand.{{sfn|Komai|Emura|1955|p=91}}

Megaherbs have been described as a form of gigantism. The evolution of the megaherb form may be a consequence of specific conditions in the subantarctic islands.{{sfn|Wagstaff|Breitwieser|Ito|2011|p=70}}{{sfn|Komai|Emura|1955|p=87}} The large leaves could be intercepting nutrient-bearing aerosols and trap heat in cold environments. Rosette growths reduce wind speeds and wind-driven evaporation and cooling.{{sfn|Komai|Emura|1955|p=91}} The leaves may also act to absorb heat from diffuse radiation{{sfn|MEURK|FOGGO|WILSON|1994|p=162}} and higher temperatures have been measured in megaherbs than the surrounding environment. At the same time, the lack of herbivores, plentiful water and nutrients brought by e.g seabirds and steady temperatures facilitate the growth of large plants.{{sfn|Panagiotakopulu|Sadler|2021|p=126}} On Adams Island megaherbs are well developed where they are fertilized by guano. In return, birds use them as cover and source of insects{{sfn|Elliott|Walker|Parker|Rexer-Huber|2020|p=157}} and are burrowed by nesting birds.{{sfn|Elliott|Walker|Parker|Rexer-Huber|2020|p=166}} Such burrowing may influence the establishment of megaherb communities. They are among the first plants to resettle former albatross nests on Adams Island.{{sfn|Elliott|Walker|Parker|Rexer-Huber|2020|pp=163-164}} The simultaneous occurrence of large leaves, large underground storage tissues, large seeds and large seed output is also found in megaherbs and appears to reflect unusual adaptations, as resource trade-off would normally prohibit their simultaneous occurrence.

Herbs with large leaves occur in other places such as Chile, Hawaii, Kenya and New Zealand but there are traits specific for subantarctic megaherbs{{sfn|Komai|Emura|1955|p=90}}{{sfn|Wagstaff|Breitwieser|Quinn|Ito|2007|p=7}} and there are environmental differences, such as lower and more steady insolation.{{sfn|Little|Eidesen|Müller|Dickinson|2016|p=9}} Their evolution may be driven by similar environmental factors that are encountered on high mountains and in polar climates, such as cold and windy weather, and may thus be examples of convergent evolution.{{sfn|Little|Eidesen|Müller|Dickinson|2016|p=2}}

Wētā, flightless crickets of New Zealand, have been observed to pollinate megaherbs and may constitute their main pollinators.{{sfn|Lord|Huggins|Little|Tomlinson|2013|p=178}} Moths have also been observed pollinating megaherbs.

Megaherbs were first described by the British botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker, who coined the term in 1847.{{sfn|Wagstaff|Breitwieser|Ito|2011|p=63}} Megaherbs draw the interest of scientists and tourists alike;{{sfn|Mucina|2023|p=141}} they are the main claim to fame of Campbell Island for example. The Fairchilds Garden site on Adams Island was noted already in 1891 for its megaherbs.{{sfn|Elliott|Walker|Parker|Rexer-Huber|2020|p=157}} The characteristic appearance makes Pleurophyllum a plant that could be used in horticulture, but attempts to cultivate it outside of the subantarctic environment have largely been unsuccessful.{{sfn|Wagstaff|Breitwieser|Ito|2011|p=70}}

Megaherbs are susceptible to overgrazing by mammals.{{sfn|MEURK|FOGGO|WILSON|1994|p=162}} Feral pigs have devastated megaherb communities on Auckland Island. On Macquarie Island, rabbits consume megaherbs while rats cache seeds of Pleurophyllum hookeri{{sfn|Tasmanian Government|2021|p=2}} in places unsuited for their germination, and the growth of the rabbit population has resulted in a major reduction of megaherb populations, as well as of other plant taxa of the island.

Where grazing animals have been removed, megaherb species often quickly reoccupy the terrain.{{sfn|Komai|Emura|1955|p=91}} This is expected to occur on Macquarie Island after rabbit and rodent populations{{sfn|Tasmanian Government|2021|p=1}} began to shrink since 2010. They will probably displace less edible but also less competitive plant species like Agrostis magellanica and Acaena magellanica.{{sfn|Tasmanian Government|2021|p=2}} Conversely only a partial recovery took place on Campbell Island by 1994.{{sfn|MEURK|FOGGO|WILSON|1994|p=148}}

The term "megaherb" is sometimes used to describe plant species from other continents that have features similar to subantarctic megaherbs.{{sfn|Saldivia|Wagstaff|Breitwieser|Orlovich|2022|p=615}} It has also been used to describe members of the family Heliconiaceae, which are tropical species, and for the Amazonian species Phenakospermum guyannense.

File:Megaherb community 3.jpg|Bulbinella rossii, Stilbocarpa polaris, and two species of Pleurophyllum

File:Megaherb community 1.jpg|B. rossii, Anisotome latifolia, and Pleurophyllum

File:Bulbinella rossi and Australasian pipit.jpg|B. rossii

File:Anisotome latifolia.jpg|A. latifolia and B. rossii

File:Pleurophyllum speciosum (1).jpg|Pleurophyllum speciosum, the Campbell Island daisy

File:Pleurophyllum hookeri.jpg|Pleurophyllum hookeri and B. rossii

File:Pleurophyllum hybrid.jpg|A hybrid between P. hookeri and P. speciosum

File:Stilbocarpa polaris.jpg|S. polaris and B. rossii

File:Gentianella antarctica.jpg|Gentianella antarctica

File:Gentianella concinna.jpg|Gentianella concinna

• Island gigantism
• Antarctic Floristic Kingdom
• Antarctic flora
• Megafauna
• Megaflora

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• [http://www.technobeat.com/NONSENSE/Subantarctic.html Article on a recent botanic expedition to Campbell Island to view megaherbs]
• [http://www.heinphoto.com/new_zealand/enderby_island/D2A_5242-Enderby%20Island.htm Photograph of megaherb community on Enderby Island, one of the Auckland Islands]
• [http://www.heinphoto.com/new_zealand/enderby_island/D2A_5240-Enderby%20Island.htm Another megaherb photograph, Enderby Island]
• [http://www.heinphoto.com/new_zealand/campbell_island/D2A_6588-Megaherbs.htm Another megaherb photograph, Campbell Island]
• [http://www.heinphoto.com/new_zealand/campbell_island/D2A_6508-Campbell%20Island.htm Another megaherb photograph, Campbell Island]
• [https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=megaherb Megaherb photoset on Flickr]

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