Dracophyllum rosmarinifolium, commonly known as inaka and common grass tree, is a species of shrub endemic to the North and South Islands of New Zealand. It was first described by Georg Forster in 1786 as Eparcris rosmarinifolium and gets the specific epithet rosmarinifolium for its similarities to species from the former genus Rosmarinus. In the heath family Ericaceae, it inhabits subalpine and montane gullies, cliffs, plateaux, valley floors and ridges, and reaches a height of 0.3–1 m (1.0–3.3 ft). A 2017 assessment using the New Zealand Threat Classification System classified it as "Not Threatened," giving it an estimated population of over 100,000.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Dracophyllum rosmarinifolium being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Dracophyllum subulatum
- Dracophyllum pronum
- Dracophyllum densum
- Dracophyllum filifolium
- Dracophyllum acerosum
- Dracophyllum kirkii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Dracophyllum
- Species
- Dracophyllum rosmarinifolium
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