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Rytidosperma buchananii also known as black-striped danthonia is a species of true grass in the subfamily Danthonioideae. It is endemic to New Zealand and was described in the Handbook of New Zealand Flora as Danthonia buchanani in 1853 by Joseph Dalton Hooker.
R. buchananii is endemic to New Zealand. In the North Island, it is found in the central mountains and Ruahine range. In the South Island, it is found throughout, largely in mountainous areas, except in Buller and north Westland. It found at sea level in a few places in the North Island, such as in the Rakaunui Scenic Reserve as well as nearby Awaroa Scenic Reserve, both on the Kawhia Harbour, as well as along the east coast of Wellington Region.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rytidosperma buchananii 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.
