Dracophyllum strictum, commonly known as totorowhiti, is a species of shrub endemic to New Zealand. It was first described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1844 and gets the specific epithet strictum for its rigid and packed together leaves. In the heath family Ericaceae, it inhabits lowland up to montane forest and shrubland and reaches a height of 50–300 cm.[1][2]

Dracophyllum strictum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Dracophyllum
Species:
D. strictum
Binomial name
Dracophyllum strictum
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  1. ^ a b de Lange, Peter (2012). "Dracophyllum strictum". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Archived from the original on 2021-02-12. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  2. ^ Venter, Stephanus (March 2021). "A taxonomic revision of the Australasian genera Dracophyllum and Richea (Richeeae: Styphelioideae: Ericaceae)". Australian Systematic Botany. 34 (2): 63–65. doi:10.1071/SB19049_CO. ISSN 1030-1887.