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Coxella

Aciphylla dieffenbachii

Also called Dieffenbach's Speargrass, Soft Speargrass

Coxella
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
Chatham Is.
Climate
temperate

About

Aciphylla dieffenbachii, also called soft speargrass or Dieffenbach's speargrass, is a species of soft speargrass endemic to the Chatham Islands.

Where it grows

It is endemic to the Chatham Islands. Within the Chathams, it has been found on the Chatham, Pitt, Mangere, Little Mangere, and South East (Rangatira) islands, along with some of the Murumuru stacks and islets. It is found solely in coastal areas.

Other Aciphylla plants

Aciphylla anomala · Golden speargrass · Colenso's Spaniard · Aciphylla congesta · Fierce Spaniard · Mountain Celery · Aciphylla glaucescens · Aciphylla horrida · Aciphylla monroi · Aciphylla scott-thomsonii · Common Speargrass · Aciphylla subflabellata

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aciphylla dieffenbachii 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.

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