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Dracophyllum recurvum
Dracophyllum recurvum, known commonly as curved leaf grass tree or neinei is a prostrate to semi-erect shrub belonging to the genus Dracophyllum.
Dracophyllum recurvum grows in subalpine and alpine environments in the volcanic Central Plateau of the North Island of New Zealand. It is especially plentiful on Mount Ruapehu and the other mountains of Tongariro National Park. D. recurvum is one of the few plant species that can survive the extreme conditions on Ruapehu, due to its wide-spreading root system, which firmly anchors the plant to the thin soil, as well as helping halt erosion on the mountain.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dracophyllum recurvum 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.
