Azorella polaris
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| Stilbocarpa polaris on Campbell Island | |
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| Species: | S. polaris
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| Stilbocarpa polaris (Homb. et Jacq.) Gray
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Stilbocarpa polaris, commonly known as the Macquarie Island cabbage, is a species of flowering plant usually placed in the family Araliaceae. It is a megaherb, growing up to about a metre in height, native to the subantarctic islands of New Zealand and to Australia’s Macquarie Island.
Uses
S. polaris was used as a food source and a scurvy preventative by early explorers and sealers.[1]
Conservation status
It is classified as "At Risk - Naturally Uncommon" in the New Zealand threatened plants classification system.[2] On Macquarie Island, it was threatened by introduced black rats and European rabbits,[1] until their eradication in 2011.
References
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- ^ a b Skotnicki, M.; Selkirk, P.; Kitajima, E.; McBride, T.; Shaw, J.; Mackenzie, A. (January 2003). "The first subantarctic plant virus report: Stilbocarpa mosaic bacilliform badnavirus (SMBV) from Macquarie Island". Polar Biology. 26 (1): 1–7. doi:10.1007/s00300-002-0421-8.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - ^ de Lange, Peter; et al. (2012). Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2012 (PDF). Department of Conservation. ISBN 978 0 478 14995 1.
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