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July 2012

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South Island edelweiss near Popes Pass on the West Coast Photo: Shaun Barnett/Black Robin Photography
Three places to see this endemic alpine plant Of the many native New Zealand alpine flowers, edelweiss is one of the more common and attractive. Growing in rocky fellfields above the bushline, this endemic plant forms tight clumps. Flowering occurs over summer, with the attractive blooms persisting for two or three months until as late […]
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