Dracophyllum_acerosum

<i>Dracophyllum acerosum</i>

Dracophyllum acerosum

Species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae

Dracophyllum acerosum is a species of shrub or small tree endemic to New Zealand's South Island. It was first described by Sven Berggren in 1877 and gets the specific epithet acerosum, meaning needles shaped, for its leaves. In the heath family Ericaceae, it inhabits mountain slopes, ridge lines and hillsides and reaches a height of 1–2 m (3–7 ft).[2][3] A 2017 assessment using the New Zealand Threat Classification System classified it as "Not Threatened", giving it an estimated population of more than 100,000.[1]

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    1. [1]
      "Assessment details for Dracophyllum acerosum Berggr". New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS). Department of Conservation (New Zealand). 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
    2. [2]
      de Lange, Peter (2012). "Dracophyllum acerosum". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
    3. [3]
      Venter, Stephanus (March 2021). "A taxonomic revision of the Australasian genera Dracophyllum and Richea (Richeeae: Styphelioideae: Ericaceae)". Australian Systematic Botany. 34 (2): 78–80. doi:10.1071/SB19049_CO. ISSN 1030-1887.


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