''Selliera radicans'', commonly known as remuremu, swampweed or bonking grass, is a creeping,

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plant species found in

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and

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. ''S. radicans'' can grow to a height of 20 cm and spread to 2 metres wide. The shiny, narrow leaves can be up to 4 cm long, and have a spoon shape. Small, fan-shaped white flowers are produced in summer. It has been hypothesised to be the main host plant for the moth species ''

Asaphodes frivola ''Asaphodes frivola'', also known as the remuremu looper moth or Foveaux looper moth, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae with flightless females. It is endemic to New Zealand, and critically endangered, occurring in a very narrow and ...

''.

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Goodeniaceae Flora of New Zealand Flora of New South Wales Flora of Victoria (state) Flora of Tasmania Flora of South Australia Flora of Western Australia {{Asterales-stub