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NZ Plants


Catagonium nitens

Family: Catagoniaceae

Catagonium nitens forms silky, glossy yellowish-green patches consisting of slender shoots that often taper to fine threads. Leaves have a sharp, recurved tip and  are boat-shaped, often fitting into one another giving the impression of one continuous ribbon.

Widespread in New Zealand on dry earth banks and rocks.