''Aciphylla glacialis'', commonly known as snow aciphyll or mountain celery, is a tufted perennial plant that is found in mountainous regions of south-eastern
Australia
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.
The species was first formally described in 1855 by Victorian Government Botanist
Ferdinand von Mueller
Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, (german: Müller; 30 June 1825 – 10 October 1896) was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist. He was appointed government botanist for the then colony of Vict ...
as ''Gingidium glaciale''. In 1867 the species was transferred to the genus ''
Aciphylla'' and given its current name by English botanist
George Bentham in ''
Flora Australiensis''. It occurs in
Victoria and
New South Wales.
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References
Apioideae
Flora of New South Wales
Flora of Victoria (state)
Plants described in 1855
Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller
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