New Zealand Map Series 260:
M36 85- 26- (WGS84 -43.668545 172.696072)
Altitudes:
from 200m
Habitat:
Grassland pasture.
Notes:
Herb c.1m high; lower parts and root not collected. Leaves very undulate, variegated with pale green veinal areas. Phyllaries curving outwards; spines rigid. Capitula to c.4cm across (specimen collected from a lateral branch.) Florets rosy-purple. Scattered plants near dense stand of this sp occupying a hectare or two.