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Aciphylla traversii
Chatham Island speargrass (taramea) is a stout perennial herb endemic to the Chatham Islands, related to carrots and parsley, with spiky, droopy leaves that bleed yellow resin when damaged. It is a species, and it grows best in cool, damp, open conditions similar to its native peat bogs and sandy soils.
Aciphylla traversii, commonly known as taramea, Chatham Island speargrass or Chatham Island Spaniard, is a species of Aciphylla endemic to the Chatham Islands.
Aciphylla traversii is one of two species of Aciphylla found in the Chatham Islands. It is found on the Rekohu (Chatham) and Rangihaute (Pitt) Islands, and may have previously been found on the Mang’ere Island.
Aciphylla anomala · Golden speargrass · Colenso's Spaniard · Aciphylla congesta · Coxella · Fierce Spaniard · Mountain Celery · Aciphylla glaucescens · Aciphylla horrida · Aciphylla monroi · Aciphylla scott-thomsonii · Common Speargrass
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aciphylla traversii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
