Lignocarpa diversifolia

Lignocarpa diversifolia is a species of Apiaceae native to alpine New Zealand.^{[2][1][3][4][5]}

Lignocarpa diversifolia
Lignocarpa diversifolia in Nelson Lakes National Park
Conservation status
Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Genus:	Lignocarpa
Species:	L. diversifolia
Binomial name
Lignocarpa diversifolia (Cheeseman) J.W.Dawson

Description

A small grey plant with divaricating branches.

The secondary bracts are simple, unlike in Lignocarpa carnosula, which is the Lignocarpa species in the southern Southern Alps.^[6]

Range

Its current known range is in the South Island of New Zealand, in the more northerly range such as Nelson Lakes National Park and more northerly.^[6]

Habitat

Scree slopes with fine sediment.

Ecology

This plant is visited by the rust fungus Puccinia whakatipu.