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Kōrero: Subantarctic islands

Ross lily

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Ross lily

The yellow-flowering Ross lily (Bulbinella rossii) is one of the most prominent megaherbs on Campbell Island, because it was unpalatable to sheep. It has large fleshy leaves and is also found on the Auckland Islands.

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Otago Daily Times

by Debbie Porteous

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Jock Phillips, Subantarctic islands – Land and plants, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/38504/ross-lily (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Jock Phillips, i tāngia i te 28 November 2012.