Dracophyllum densum is a species of shrub endemic to north-west Nelson in New Zealand's South Island.

In the heath family Ericaceae, it inhabits mountain summits, plateaux, and ridge lines and reaches a height of 0.3–0.5 m (1–2 ft).

Its inclusion in the subgenus was due to its similarities with D. politum, differing only by its smaller leaves and leaf sheaths, and their olive green colour when dry.

In it they performed a cladistic analysis and produced a phylogenetic tree of the tribe Richeeae and other species using genetic sequencing.

D. acerosum D. densum D. filifolium D. kirkii D. ophioliticum D. patens D. rosmarinifolium D. trimorphum D. arboreum D. longifolium D. muscoides D. pronum D. scoparium D. strictum D. fiordense D. menziesii D. latifolium D. townsonii D. traversii other Dracophyllum spp.