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Mountain astelia or
Astelia nervosa
About
Astelia nervosa, also known as mountain astelia or, along with a number of other species, as bush flax, is a herbaceous plant native to New Zealand. A. nervosa has long, flexible, leathery leaves that are light green and grey in colour. The flowers are light brown to red in colour. The mature fruits are generally orange.
- Family
- Asteliaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Astelia nervosa
- Slug
- astelia-nervosa
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Asteliaceae
- Genus
- Astelia
- Species
- nervosa
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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