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Neoastelia is a genus of plants in the family Asteliaceae containing the single species Neoastelia spectabilis, commonly known as the silver sword lily, that is endemic to a small area on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. It is a species of herb with long, linear leaves and large groups of whitish flowers, followed by spherical, pale green berries.
Silver sword lily grows in rocks crevices near waterfalls and on wet rocks in the New England National Park in Antarctic beech (Nothofagus moorei) forest, at altitudes between 900 and 1,150 m (2,950 and 3,770 ft).
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