Apiaceae FAMILY

Aciphylla colensoi

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Aciphylla colensoi is an evergreen perennial plant. It forms a basal rosette of narrow, sharp-pointed leaves about 30 0 50cm long and stout flowering stems that can be up to 3 metres tall[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeNew Zealand.

HabitatMontane to sub-alpine altitudes in North and South Islands between latitudes 38 and 43° 30' south[ 44 Title Flora of New Zealand. Publication Author Allan. H. H. Website http://floraseries.landcareresearch.co.nz/pages/Book.aspx?fileName=Flora%201.xml Publisher Government Printer, Wellington. Year 1961 ISBN - Description The standard work, in 5 volumes though only the first two are of interest to the plant project. Very good on habitats. There is also an on-line version. ].