Dracophyllum acerosum

Dracophyllum acerosum is a species of shrub or small tree endemic to New Zealand's South Island. It was first described by Sven Berggren in 1877 and gets the specific epithet acerosum, meaning needles shaped, for its leaves. In the heath family Ericaceae, it inhabits mountain slopes, ridge lines and hillsides and reaches a height of 1–2 m (3–7 ft).^[2][3] A 2017 assessment using the New Zealand Threat Classification System classified it as "Not Threatened", giving it an estimated population of more than 100,000.^[1]

Dracophyllum acerosum
Conservation status
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Dracophyllum
Species:	D. acerosum
Binomial name
Dracophyllum acerosum Berggr.
Synonyms[2]
Dracophyllum uniflorum var. acicularifolium Cheeseman Dracophyllum acicularifolium (Cheeseman) Cockayne nom. illeg. Dracophyllum peninsulare W.R.B.Oliv.