Megaherbs
Megaherbs are large, robust plants that are adapted to harsh conditions such as strong winds, cold temperatures, poor soil.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| French Austral Lands and Seas | Crozet, Kerguelen Islands: Megaherbs (Kerguelen cabbage) | |
| Heard and McDonald Islands | Heard Island: megaherbs (Kerguelen cabbage) | |
| Kilimanjaro National Park | giant groundsels | |
| Macquarie Island | "Tussock grass Poa foliosa with masses of long leaves sprouting from a root pedestal; Stilbocarpa polaris, Macquarie Island Cabbage (which looks more like a hairy rhubarb but is not related to either food plant); and Pleurophyllum hookeri, a rosette daisy with silvery leaves" | |
| Mount Kenya | giant groundsels | |
| Rwenzori Mountains | giant groundsels | |
| Sub-Antarctic Islands | "They are the best known plants of the New Zealand subantarctic islands" (wiki), including Campbell Island carrot, Ross lily | |
| Virunga National Park | giant groundsels |
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