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Bush Flax

Astelia fragrans

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New Zealand.January 192, February 193, March 207, April 346, May 134, June 76, July 82, August 67, September 91, October 153, November 195, December 170.
New Zealand1,906
Canterbury Region454
Otago Region352
Southland Region270
Wellington Region239
West Coast Region144
Tasman Region112
Taranaki Region93
Waikato Region82
Manawatu-Wanganui Region63

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Classmonocots · Liliopsida
OrderAgaves, Orchids, Irises, and Allies · Asparagales
FamilyAsteliaceae
GenusAstelia

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