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M@G0493
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RBGE New Zealand Australia Expedition
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Aciphylla ferox W.R.B.Oliv.
New Zealand: Aciphylla collection site on
slopes below Mount Cardroma ski resort.
Subalpine tussock grassland and improved
pasture. 1400 m.
44°52'44"S, 168°57'36"E
Male perennial rosette herb forming clump to
1.2m wide, in groups of up to 7; flowering
stem to 1m, yellow brown with red tinges,
_stalk to 5cm 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. :
ENZAT No. 498
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN 21 Feb 1998
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