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Aciphylla congesta is a species of flowering plant in the genus Aciphylla endemic to New Zealand. It was first described by Thomas Frederic Cheeseman in 1914.
It is a tufted herb that forms clumps of leaves up to 60 centimetres (24 inches) across. It produces globular heads ('snowballs') of creamy white flowers on a stout but long fleshy stalk. Flowers are produced by both the male and female plants.
It is endemic to New Zealand, and can be found in the southwest of the South Island (in south Westland, western Otago, north-western Southland, and Fiordland). It is found from 1,200 to 2,000 metres.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aciphylla congesta 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.
