Basic Information Common Name: Astelia nadeaudii Scientific Name: Astelia nadeaudii Native Habitat: Montane forests of Tahiti, French Polynesia History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus *Astelia* belongs to the Asteliaceae family, a group of monocotyledonous flowering plants primarily found in the Southern Hemisphere, particularly New Zealand, Aus
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Astelia graminea
Basic Information Common Name: Astelia gramineaScientific Name: Astelia gramineaNative Habitat: Endemic to New Zealand, found in various habitats from coastal areas to subalpine regions, often in damp forests, swamps, tussock lands, and rock crevices. History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Astelia is a fascinating group of flowering plants prim
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Astelia deplanchei
Basic Information Common Name: Astelia deplancheiScientific Name: Astelia deplancheiNative Habitat: New Zealand (montane to alpine areas, including forests, scrub, tussock grasslands, and bogs). History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Astelia belongs to the family Asteliaceae, a small group of monocotyledonous plants found primarily in the South
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Astelia tabularis
Basic Information Common Name: Astelia tabularis Scientific Name: Astelia tabularis Native Habitat: South Africa, specifically limited to the summit of Table Mountain in the Cape Peninsula. It grows in moist, exposed, rocky crevices and peat bogs. History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Astelia, belonging to the Asteliaceae family, comprises aro
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Collospermum
Basic Information Common Name: CollospermumScientific Name: CollospermumNative Habitat: New Zealand and New Caledonia, often found growing epiphytically on trees or epilithically on rocks. History / Discovery / Cultivator Collospermum is a genus of epiphytic plants belonging to the Asparagaceae family, sub-family Lomandroideae, although it was prev
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Perching Kohuhu
Basic Information Common Name: Perching KohuhuScientific Name: Collospermum microspermumNative Habitat: Forests of New Zealand, commonly found growing epiphytically on trees or lithophytically on rocks. History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Collospermum belongs to the family Asparagaceae, specifically within the subfamily Lomandroideae, althou
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Collospermum
Basic Information Common Name: Collospermum Scientific Name: Collospermum samoense Native Habitat: Samoa, Fiji, and Tonga. History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Collospermum belongs to the plant family Asteliaceae, a group of herbaceous, often epiphytic monocots found primarily in the Southern Hemisphere, particularly in New Zealand, Australia
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Collospermum
Basic Information Common Name: CollospermumScientific Name: Collospermum montanumNative Habitat: New Zealand forests, often growing as an epiphyte on trees or on rock faces in damp, shaded conditions. History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Collospermum is a fascinating group of plants endemic to New Zealand and surrounding islands, belonging to
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Collospermum
Basic Information Common Name: Collospermum Scientific Name: Collospermum spicatum Native Habitat: Native to New Zealand, where it is found as an epiphyte growing on trees or sometimes on the ground, primarily in wetter forests throughout the North Island and the northern parts of the South Island. History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Collosp
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Milligania
Basic Information Common Name: MilliganiaScientific Name: MilliganiaNative Habitat: Endemic to Tasmania, Australia, specifically found in alpine and subalpine moorlands, wet heathlands, fens, and boggy areas, typically at higher elevations. History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Milligania holds a unique place within the flora of Tasmania, a re