Acaena rorida

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Acaena rorida
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Status NZTCS NC.svg
Nationally Critical (NZ TCS)
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Acaena
Species:
A. rorida
Binomial name
Acaena rorida

Acaena rorida is a species of mat-forming perennial plant known only from grassy uplands on the Mangaohane Plateau in the northwestern part of the Ruahine Range in the North Island of New Zealand. [2]

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Within its range, this plant occurs in areas with moist, stable soils such as in hollows in tussocklands and the floors of ravines. It can be distinguished from its closest congeners by the purple or dull green (rather than bright green) foliage and the sessile fruits which are often hidden among the leaves rather than being borne above. Flowering occurs in December and January with fruit being produced in February. [2]

Conservation status

This species has the "Nationally Critical" conservation status under the New Zealand Threat Classification System. [3]

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Conservation status Indication of the chance of a species extinction, regardless of authority used

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Acaena dumicola is a species of perennial plant found only in scrubby and rocky habitats at altitudes of between 300 and 1200 m in the South Island of New Zealand.

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References

  1. "Acaena rorida B.H.Macmill. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Macmillan, B.H. (1991). "Acaena rorida and Acaena tesca(Rosaceae) — two new species from New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 29 (2): 131–138. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1991.10416716. ISSN   0028-825X. pdf
  3. Lange, Peter J. de; Rolfe, Jeremy R.; Barkla, John W.; Courtney, Shannel P.; Champion, Paul D.; Perrie, Leon R.; Beadel, Sarah M.; Ford, Kerry A.; Breitwieser, Ilse; Schönberger, Ines; Hindmarsh-Walls, Rowan (1 May 2018). "Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 22: 1–86.