New Zealand Map Series 260:
H35 79- 49- (WGS84 -43.426505 170.152645)
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
43°26´ S 170°8´ E (WGS84 -43.433333 170.133333)
Habitat:
Open grassy ridge top.
Notes:
Tufted herb with lobes rigid, spine-tipped leaves ? these more or less with lamina of lobes concave above. Inflorescences 30-40cm high. Bracts erect, spine-tipped. Anthers yellowish-green. Corolla becoming reddish. Fairly common.