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Elatostema montanum
Elatostema montanum, also known as the mountain procris, is a flowering plant in the nettle family. It is endemic to the Australian external territory of Norfolk Island in the south-west Pacific Ocean. It was originally described in 1833 by Austrian botanist Stephan Endlicher.
From the article Elatostema montanum on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The species is a fleshy, perennial herb or low shrub, growing up to 1 m in height, with a straggling habit.
Range & habitat
Plants are found within the Norfolk Island National Park in the Mount Pitt area, growing in damp shade in moist locations in palm valley forest. It was formerly more common; its conservation status has been assessed as Critically Endangered, and it is threatened by competition with invasive weeds.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 1064932.