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Dracophyllum fiordense, the Fiordland grass tree, is a tree or shrub endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. A heath, it is 1.5–5.0 metres (5–16 feet) tall and has tufts of distinctive long leaves at the ends of its branches. It has pyramidal flower spikes hidden under each clump of leaves, with over 100 pink flowers on each spike that later produce reddish-brown fruit. It inhabits shrubland, forests, and tussock grassland. Its range is mainly within Fiordland National Park, and the Mount Cook and Westland National Parks. D. fiordense was first described by the New Zealand naturalist Walter Oliver in 1928 and placed by him in the subgenus Dracophyllum; genetic sequencing later confirmed that it was related to D. menziesii. Its conservation status was assessed in 2017 as "Declining". The kākāpō, a flightless bird, feeds on the bases of the leaves by making incisions in new shoots. D. fiordense is likely pollinated by insects and its seeds are dispersed by the wind. (Full article...)