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Rytidosperma viride

Rytidosperma viride
Photo: V. D. Zotov, CC BY 4.0
Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass
Native range
New Zealand
Climate
temperate

About

Rytidosperma viride is a flowering plant in the family Poaceae (the grass family). It is endemic to Aotearoa/New Zealand and was described as Notodanthonia viride in 1963.

Where it grows

Rytidosperma viride is endemic to Aotearoa/New Zealand. In the North Island, it is found in the Volcanic Plateau, Taranaki Maunga, Raukumara, and the Coromandel Ranges, with one specimen on Te Mata Peak. In the South Island, it is found scattered in the Kahurangi National Park.

Other Rytidosperma plants

Lobed Wallaby Grass · Rytidosperma australe · Wallaby Grass · Leafy Wallaby Grass · Rytidosperma buchananii · Ringed Wallaby Grass · Short Wallaby Grass · Bristle Grass · Rytidosperma corinum · Hill Wallaby Grass · Mountain Twitch · Dainty Bristle Grass

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rytidosperma viride 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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