Astelia banksii

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2024}}

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| genus = Astelia

| species = banksii

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Astelia banksii is an evergreen silver-green plant from the beaches of New Zealand.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=275803 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families] Its common names are coastal astelia,{{Cite web |title=Astelia banksii |url=https://www.aucklandbotanicgardens.co.nz/plants-for-auckland/plants/astelia-banksii/ |access-date=2023-12-25 |website=Auckland Botanic Gardens |language=en}} or, in Māori, kowharawhara,{{Cite web |title=Astelia banksii |url=https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/astelia-banksii/ |access-date=2023-12-25 |website=New Zealand Plant Conservation Network |language=en}} a name used for streams in Wellington and on Kapiti Island,{{LINZ|id=2365|name=2365 |access-date=2023-12-25}} though generally the southern limit of the plant is Kawhia and Tauranga. It has white to pale green flowers in spring, purple-black berries in autumn (spread by birds) and grows best in full sun to partial shade and in fertile and well-drained soil.