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Argophyllum iridescens is a rare shrub or small tree in the Argophyllaceae family, known only from two small populations in the Wet Tropics of north-east Queensland, Australia, and described as a species in 2018. It grows on granite outcrops at the edge of rainforest, so it is not a widely available garden plant and its cultivation is poorly documented.
Argophyllum iridescens is a plant in the Argophyllaceae family endemic to a small part of north eastern Queensland, Australia. It was described and named in 2018.
A. iridescens is restricted to two small disjunct populations in the Wet Tropics of Queensland. The more northerly population occurs around Mount Hedly, south of Cooktown; the other is in the vicinity of Noah Creek, between the Daintree River and Cape Tribulation. It inhabits granite outcrops on the margins of rainforest at elevations between 400 and 500 m (1,310 and 1,640 ft).
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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.
