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Anisotome latifolia
3-666.76.00English: Campbell Island carrot.
Genus: ± 16 species.
Clades: Aciphylleae, Apiaceae.
Region: New Zealand, Australia; Campbell Islands, subantarctic South Pacific.BotanyHerb; perennial; large, up to 2m tall; robust.
Leaves: leathery; basal; 30 to 60 cm long and 10 to 20 cm wide; bipinnate, ± 6 pairs of dark to yellow-green leaflets.
Inflorescence: tall, up to 2 m, 10 to 15 mm diameter.
Flowers: off-white to a creamy pink; flowers from October to February.
Fruits: from January to March.
Habitat: in deep, peaty, permanently moist soil; intolerant of hot weather; among tussocks and other megaherbs, rarely under low forest; most abundant at lower altitudes, from the coast up to the tops; intolerant of browsing animals.
Genus: ± 16 species.
Clades: Aciphylleae, Apiaceae.
Region: New Zealand, Australia; Campbell Islands, subantarctic South Pacific.BotanyHerb; perennial; large, up to 2m tall; robust.
Leaves: leathery; basal; 30 to 60 cm long and 10 to 20 cm wide; bipinnate, ± 6 pairs of dark to yellow-green leaflets.
Inflorescence: tall, up to 2 m, 10 to 15 mm diameter.
Flowers: off-white to a creamy pink; flowers from October to February.
Fruits: from January to March.
Habitat: in deep, peaty, permanently moist soil; intolerant of hot weather; among tussocks and other megaherbs, rarely under low forest; most abundant at lower altitudes, from the coast up to the tops; intolerant of browsing animals.