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speargrass
Aciphylla
Aciphylla is a genus of about 40 species of herbaceous plants in the family Apiaceae, all but two of them endemic to New Zealand (the remaining two species are found only in Australia). They range from small cushion plants to tall flower spikes surrounded by rosettes of stiff, pointed leaves, the latter probably adaptations to prevent browsing by moa. Their common name is speargrass or Spaniard. Most Aciphylla species preferred habitats are in subalpine or alpine habitats in the South Island. Fragrant oil extracted from some large species, known as taramea, is still used as a perfume by Māori.
49 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Golden Spaniard
speciesAciphylla aurea
Common Speargrass
speciesAciphylla squarrosa
Aciphylla subflabellata
speciesAciphylla subflabellata
mountain celery
speciesAciphylla glacialis
Aciphylla scott-thomsonii
speciesAciphylla scott-thomsonii
giant speargrass
speciesAciphylla colensoi
Aciphylla glaucescens
speciesAciphylla glaucescens
Aciphylla monroi
speciesAciphylla monroi
Aciphylla horrida
speciesAciphylla horrida
Aciphylla latipinna
speciesAciphylla latipinna
Aciphylla dissecta
speciesAciphylla dissecta
Fierce Speargrass
speciesAciphylla ferox
Aciphylla similis
speciesAciphylla similis
Aciphylla montana
speciesAciphylla montana
Aciphylla kirkii
speciesAciphylla kirkii
Aciphylla crenulata
speciesAciphylla crenulata
Aciphylla crosby-smithii
speciesAciphylla crosby-smithii
Aciphylla divisa
speciesAciphylla divisa
Aciphylla hookeri
speciesAciphylla hookeri
Coxella
speciesAciphylla dieffenbachii
Aciphylla congesta
speciesAciphylla congesta
Mountain Aciphyll
speciesAciphylla simplicifolia
Aciphylla simplex
speciesAciphylla simplex
Aciphylla dobsonii
speciesAciphylla dobsonii
Aciphylla hectori
speciesAciphylla hectori
Aciphylla polita
speciesAciphylla polita
Aciphylla pinnatifida
speciesAciphylla pinnatifida
Chatham Island Speargrass
speciesAciphylla traversii
Aciphylla anomala
speciesAciphylla anomala
Aciphylla takahea
speciesAciphylla takahea
Aciphylla lecomtei
speciesAciphylla lecomtei
Aciphylla lyallii
speciesAciphylla lyallii
Aciphylla cartilaginea
speciesAciphylla cartilaginea
Aciphylla multisecta
speciesAciphylla multisecta
Aciphylla spedenii
speciesAciphylla spedenii
Aciphylla trifoliolata
speciesAciphylla trifoliolata
Aciphylla × intermedia
hybridAciphylla × intermedia
Stewart Island speargrass
speciesAciphylla traillii
Aciphylla indurata
speciesAciphylla indurata
Aciphylla stannensis
speciesAciphylla stannensis
Aciphylla aurea × subflabellata
hybridAciphylla aurea × subflabellata
Aciphylla colensoi × squarrosa
hybridAciphylla colensoi × squarrosa
Aciphylla dissecta × squarrosa
hybridAciphylla dissecta × squarrosa
Aciphylla leighii
speciesAciphylla leighii
Aciphylla cuthbertiana
speciesAciphylla cuthbertiana
Aciphylla latibracteata
speciesAciphylla latibracteata
Aciphylla verticillata
speciesAciphylla verticillata
Aciphylla inermis
speciesAciphylla inermis
Aciphylla flexuosa
speciesAciphylla flexuosa
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 349792.