Subalpine in S Ruahine Ra. Possibly an Epilobium?
Looks like Wahlenbergia to me
My thoughts as well - some of the rosettes are Wahlenbergia and I wonder if the aggregated clumps are merely virus-ridden (or perhaps some other pathogen has caused that fasciation)
Thanks. I was a bit confused by the thick crowded leaves and wondered if it was because the plants were growing in a very wet subalpine area. I'm used to seeing them on scree slopes and in clay pans.
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