Family: Umbelliferae
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Aciphylla ferox W.R.B.Oliv.
Collector/Expedition: Edinburgh New Zealand & Australia Expedition (1998),
Collection number: 497
Collection date: 21st February 1998
Country/Territory: New Zealand
Collecting locality: New Zealand:Aciphylla collection site on slopes below Mount Cardroma ski resort
Latitude: 44°52'44''S, Longitude: 168°57'36''E
Habitat: Subalpine tussock grassland and improved pasture
Description: Female perennial rosette herb forming clump to 1.5m wide, in groups of up to 7; flowering stem to 2.2m, yellow brown with red tinges, stalk to 10cm diameter at base, inflorescences broad - narrowly conical. Populations showing large range of variations :- leaves with stipules up to 15cm but everything from almost absent to 15cm on the same plant.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SHEET
Barcode: E00090830
Herbarium region: 8 (New Zealand)
Number of sheets: 2
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