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Aciphylla dieffenbachii
Aciphylla dieffenbachii, also called soft speargrass or Dieffenbach's speargrass, is a species of soft speargrass endemic to the Chatham Islands.
From the article Aciphylla dieffenbachii on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
It is a small perennial with clusters of soft and drooping leaves that divide into blue-green leaflets up to 0.7 m (2 ft 4 in) long. It produces a striking upright flowering stem up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) tall. From November to February it produces yellow flowers, and from January to June it produces a golden-yellow fruit that turns a light brown-grey when mature. It has a robust and deep taproot. If damaged, it will bleed a sticky white latex fluid.
Range & habitat
It is endemic to the Chatham Islands. Within the Chathams, it has been found on the Chatham, Pitt, Mangere, Little Mangere, and South East (Rangatira) islands, along with some of the Murumuru stacks and islets. It is found solely in coastal areas. It has also been cultivated, and can be found in gardens on mainland New Zealand.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Aciphylla dieffenbachii in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 399336.