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Mountain Myrrh

Chaerophyllum colensoi

Mountain Myrrh
Photo: Leon Perrie, CC BY 4.0
Family
Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
New Zealand, Chatham Is.
Climate
temperate

About

Chaerophyllum colensoi, or mountain myrrh, is a species of flowering plant, endemic to New Zealand. It is found on mainland New Zealand and the Chatham Islands. It is a perennial. It is found in alpine environments on the North Island, and throughout the South Island. It either grows near ephemeral water sources or on the edges of tarns. Weeds and changes in hydrology due to differing land usage are its major existential threats. The type specimen was sourced from "New Zealand", and was collected by William Colenso.

Other Chaerophyllum plants

Broad Leaved Chervil · Golden Chervil · Azores Chervil · Turnip-root chervil · Chaerophyllum byzantinum · Chaerophyllum elegans · Hairy Chervil · Chaerophyllum libanoticum · Spreading chervil · Hairyfruit chervil · Rough chervil · Chervil

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chaerophyllum colensoi 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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