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Cushion plant (Donatia novae zelandiae) Alta Lake, the Remarkables, New Zealand. Jan 5, 2017. Donatia novae-zelandiae,Geotagged,New Zealand,Summer Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Cushion plant (Donatia novae zelandiae)

Alta Lake, the Remarkables, New Zealand. Jan 5, 2017.

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  1. Almost looks like a water lily. Does it grow on rock? Posted 8 years ago
    1. Yup, there is a lot of wind up there and the whole alpine plant community is mainly things that stand lower than 2 cm, like this guy. Posted 8 years ago

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''Donatia novae-zelandiae'' is a species of cushion plant in the family Donatiaceae and is closely related to species in the family Stylidiaceae. It is found in the alpine and subalpine regions of New Zealand and Tasmania. ''Donatia novae-zelandiae'' has free stamens and petals, paracytic stomata, and a pollen morphology distinct from the genera of the sister family Stylidiaceae. It was first described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1853 and published in his ''Flora Novae-Zelandiae''.

Similar species: Asterales
Species identified by Thibaud Aronson
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By Thibaud Aronson

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Uploaded Mar 13, 2017. Captured Jan 5, 2017 16:54 in 253 Kingston Road, Gibbston 9371, New Zealand.
  • DMC-TZ70
  • f/8.0
  • 10/16000s
  • ISO800
  • 6.7mm