Dracophyllum subulatum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Dracophyllum |
| Species: | D. subulatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Dracophyllum subulatum | |
Dracophyllum subulatum, commonly known as monoao,[2] is a species of tree or shrub in the heath family Ericaceae. It is endemic to the central North Island of New Zealand. It reaches a height of 0.3–2.0 m (0.98–6.56 ft) and has waved leaves, which look like narrow grass, with many thin stalks.
In juvenile form, D. subulatum's leaves spirally arrange along the soft grey, reddish or purplish brown in juvenile, branches and they spread. Mature leaves' color is olive or dark green. They erect for spreading. Flowering time is from November to March, it produces green or white flowers. Its inflorescence (flower spike) is tiny and has not many flowers. It was first described by the British botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1867 and was placed by the New Zealand botanist William Colenso in the subgenus Dracophyllum.
Range
It is endemic to the North Island of New Zealand, from Rotorua to Taihape . living in low-lying areas between volcanoes, shrunbland, and tussock grassland .[3]
Ecology
They are facilitators, protecting native species from frosts, therefore encouraging plant biodiversity.[3]
References
- ^ de Lange, P.J. "Dracophyllum subulatum Fact Sheet". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Monoao (Dracophyllum subulatum)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ a b Giejsztowt, J.; Classen, A. T.; Deslippe, J. R. (2020). "Climate change and invasion may synergistically affect native plant reproduction". Ecology.
External links
 Species of the Dracophyllum genus | |
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| subg. Dracophyllum | |
| subg. Oreothamnus |
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| subg. Cystanthe | |
| subg. Richea | |