Family: Umbelliferae
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Aciphylla aurea W.R.B.Oliv.
Collector/Expedition: Edinburgh New Zealand & Australia Expedition (1998),
Collection number: 512
Collection date: 22nd February 1998
Country/Territory: New Zealand
Collecting locality: New Zealand:Slopes below The Remarkables Mountain Range Skifield
Latitude: 45°1'39''S, Longitude: 168°47'59''E
Habitat: Tussock grassland
Description: variable perennial herb forming domed rosette to 80cm across, often solitary but also in clumps with up to 7 flowering stems. Stipules long, but sometimes shorter in other specimens. Infructescence to 1.5m, usually narrowly conic, but sometimes broad at the base. Differences between this plant and _Aciphylla horrida_ were difficult to distinguish in the field (hybridisation?). This specimen more typical of _A. aurea_ with long stipules. Sap milky
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SHEET
Barcode: E00090982
Cite as: https://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00090982
Herbarium region: 8 (New Zealand)
Number of sheets: 3
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