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Rytidosperma petrosum
Rytidosperma petrosum is a small, stiff, dense tussock grass endemic to New Zealand, found around the Cook Strait on coastal cliffs and offshore islands. It is a wild native rather than a common garden plant, so its care is mostly inferred from its rocky, exposed coastal habitat.
Rytidosperma petrosum is a species of true grass in the subfamily Danthonioideae. It is endemic to New Zealand and was described in 1979 by New Zealand botanists Henry Connor and Elizabeth Edgar.
R. petrosum is endemic to New Zealand, and is found in the vicinity of the Cook Strait. In the Marlborough Sounds and surrounding islands it is found at D'Urville Island, the Chetwode Islands, and Stephens Island. In the North Island, it is found in the vicinity of Cape Palliser, as well as on Kāpiti Island.
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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.
