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Mountain toatoa

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Mountain toatoa

Mountain toatoa is a common shrub of subalpine and alpine habitats. Its phylloclades are bright green or blue-green. It often forms a wide-spreading bush, as its lower branches take root when they touch the ground, sending up new growth.

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Photograph by Christina Troup

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Maggy Wassilieff. 'Conifers', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 1-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/conifers/7/4