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Aciphylla anomala is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand. It was formally described by botanist Harry Allan in his 1961 work Flora of New Zealand. The type was collected on Mount Peel. The specific epithet is derived from the Ancient Greek anōmalía, meaning "unusual".
The plant grows as tall spikey leaves that are surrounded by rosettes of stiff, pointed leaves lacking stipules, with a variable number of leaflets per leaf. When flowering, the plant reaches heights of up to 45 cm (18 in). The flower spike is tall and sparsely leaved. Aciphylla polita is somewhat similar in appearance, but can be distinguished by its more dense inflorescence.
It occurs in tussock grasslands and has been recorded growing at elevations ranging between 1,400 and 1,700 m (4,600 and 5,600 ft). It disperses its seeds via winged schizocarps.
Golden speargrass · Colenso's Spaniard · Aciphylla congesta · Coxella · Fierce Spaniard · Mountain Celery · Aciphylla glaucescens · Aciphylla horrida · Aciphylla monroi · Aciphylla scott-thomsonii · Common Speargrass · Aciphylla subflabellata
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aciphylla anomala by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
