Lignocarpa diversifolia
| Lignocarpa diversifolia | |
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| Lignocarpa diversifolia in Nelson Lakes National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Lignocarpa |
| Species: | L. diversifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Lignocarpa diversifolia | |
Lignocarpa diversifolia is a species of Apiaceae native to alpine New Zealand.[2][1][3][4][5]
Description
[edit]A small grey plant with divaricating branches.
The secondary bracts are simple, unlike in Lignocarpa carnosula, which is the Lignocarpa species in the southern Southern Alps.[6]
Range
[edit]Its current known range is in the South Island of New Zealand, in the more northerly range such as Nelson Lakes National Park and more northerly.[6]
Habitat
[edit]Scree slopes with fine sediment.
Ecology
[edit]This plant is visited by the rust fungus Puccinia whakatipu.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Lignocarpa diversifolia". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ "Lignocarpa diversifolia". iNaturalist. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ "Flora of New Zealand | Taxon Profile | Lignocarpa diversifolia". www.nzflora.info. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ "NZTCS". nztcs.org.nz. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ "Lignocarpa diversifolia (Cheeseman) J.W.Dawson | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ a b Dawson, J. W. (September 1967). "New Zealand umbrelliferae". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 5 (3): 400–417. doi:10.1080/0028825x.1967.10428755. ISSN 0028-825X.
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