Aciphylla

Read about Aciphylla in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Aciphylla (Greek for sharp-leaved). Umbelliferae. About a dozen or so herbs, all of New Zealand except 2 in the mts. of Austral., sometimes seen in rock-gardens but apparently not grown in N. Amer. Plant erect, and rigid, somewhat spiny, with thick pinnate lvs., and the small fls. in compound bracted umbels. Some of them are large plants. Allied to Ligusticum. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Apiales Family: Apiaceae Genus: Aciphylla J.R. Forster & G. Forster
Species
* Aciphylla anomala Aciphylla aurea Aciphylla congesta Aciphylla colensoi Aciphylla crenulata Aciphylla crosby-smithii Aciphylla dieffenbachii Aciphylla dissecta Aciphylla divisa Aciphylla dobsonii Aciphylla ferox Aciphylla flexuosa Aciphylla glacialis Aciphylla glaucescens Aciphylla gracilis Aciphylla hectori Aciphylla hookeri Aciphylla horrida Aciphylla indurata Aciphylla kirkii Aciphylla lecometi Aciphylla leighii Aciphylla lyallii Aciphylla monroi Aciphylla montana Aciphylla multisecta Aciphylla pinnatifida Aciphylla polita Aciphylla procumbens Aciphylla scott-thomsonii Aciphylla similis Aciphylla simplex Aciphylla simplicifolia Aciphylla spedenii Aciphylla squarrosa Aciphylla stannensis Aciphylla subflabellata Aciphylla traillii Aciphylla traversii Aciphylla trifoliolata Aciphylla verticillata
Synonyms
Coxella Cheeseman & Hemsl.

Aciphylla is a genus of about 40 species of plants in the Apiaceae family, endemic to New Zealand and Australia. They generally grow as tall spikes surrounded by rosettes of stiff, pointed leaves.