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RBGE New Zealand Australia Expedition 4
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Aciphylla aurea W.R.B.Oliv. a =
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New Zealand: Slopes below The Remarkables
Mountain Range Skifield. Tussock grassland.
1350 m.
45°1 '39"S, 168°47'59"E
Variable perennial herb forming domea
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 Oty
usually narrowly conic, but Sometimes broad
at the base. Differences between this plant
and Aciphylla horrida were Gifficult to
distinguish in the field (hybridisation?)
This specimen more typical of A. aurea rf
with long stipules. Sap Milky.
ENZAT No. 512
22 Feb 1998
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN es
wg) M-Rixon, P.Thomas, V.tregidaa, ¥.p. may
cous Watson
00090982
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