Plants of South Eastern New South Wales

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Aciphylla simplicifolia

Common name

Mountain aciphyll

Family

Apiaceae

Where found

Woodland, grassy areas, herbfields, and swamps, at higher altitudes. ACT. Kosciuszko National Park and west from there.

Notes

Perennial herb to 0.61 m tall, hairless. Base of the plant surrounded by the remains of old leaves. New leaves somewhat fleshy. Flower stalks often purplish. Leaves basal, 6–30 cm long (including the 3-10 cm sheathing bases), 1-6 mm wide, tips blunt. Leaves with obvious transverse partitions. Male and female flowers on different plants. Flowers white to cream, pink, or reddish, 1–2.5 mm in diameter, with 5 petals. Flowers in many-flowered clusters. Flowers Summer-Autumn.

All native plants on unleased land in the ACT are protected.

Rare Vic.

PlantNET description:  http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Aciphylla~simplicifolia  (accessed 2 January, 2021)