Cord broom facts for kids
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Invalid status (NZ TCS)
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C. stevensonii
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| Carmichaelia stevensonii (Cheeseman) Heenan
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Chordospartium stevensonii Cheeseman |
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Carmichaelia stevensonii, the cord broom or weeping broom, is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in the north east of the South Island of New Zealand. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Taxonomy
It was first described by Thomas Cheeseman in 1911 as Chordospartium stevensonii, but was reassigned to the genus, Carmichaelia, by Peter Brian Heenan in 1998.
Conservation status
The IUCN redlist listed it as "Vulnerable" in 1998 due to habitat loss. Assessments under the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS), declared it to be "At Risk – Declining" (Dec) in 2018.
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