Aciphylla glacialis, commonly known as snow aciphyll or mountain celery, is a tufted perennial herb that is found in mountainous regions of south-eastern Australia.
It is stout, with a robust root, and reaches 25âÂÂ60 cm high. Its leaves are stiff, 10âÂÂ30 cm long, and 4âÂÂ9 cm wide.
It flowers in the summer to produce 2.5âÂÂ3 mm diameter blooms. Its fruit are 5.5âÂÂ10.5 mm long and 2âÂÂ3 mm wide.
It is native to the temperate regions of New South Wales and Victoria. It is common in tussock grassland and tall herbfields in alpine to subalpine regions. It is occasionally found in snow-gum woodland. It is eaten by grazing animals, and so rare in farmed areas.
The species was first formally described in 1855 by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller as Gingidium glaciale. In 1867, the species was transferred to the genus Aciphylla and given its current name by English botanist George Bentham in Flora Australiensis. It occurs in Victoria and New South Wales.