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Aciphylla ferox
Aciphylla ferox is a hardy evergreen soft-wooded perennial with grey-green spiny leaves and reaches a height of 1m with fan shaped stiff pungent leaves up to 40cm long, with two to four leaflets per leaf. In early summer to late summer it develops 75cm flower stems which are stout and grooved with yellow flower heads. It is found throughout the mountains of Nelson and Marlborough in tussock lands and herbfields. Spotted in full bloom, at Ataturk park reserve (where is was planted), Tarakena bay, Wellington NZ.
Spotted on Nov 17, 2012
Submitted on Dec 27, 2012
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