Where found:

• Subalpine scrub and shrubland on Mt Taranaki/Egmont
  
• Between 1100 and 1400 metres above sea level
  

• A grass like tree with slender upright or spreading branches
  
• The rigid leaf blades (100-250 mm x 30-50 mm) taper to a long fine point, the margins are usually smooth and the outer surfaces are rounded
  
• Tiny white flowers with 6-15 flowers on short lateral branchlets up to 50 mm long, flowering during November and December