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Holosteum L.

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Holosteum L., Sp. Pl. 88 (1753)
Holosteum L.

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Exotic
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New Zealand
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L.
L.
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
1753
88
ICN
Holosteum L.
genus
Holosteum

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllaceae
Holosteum

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Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. 1988: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. IV. Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons. Botany Division DSIR, Christchurch.

Holosteum L.

Annual rosette herbs. Hairs glandular, or 0. Lvs opposite, exstipulate. Infl. a few-flowered terminal umbel; bracts leaflike with scarious margins; epicalyx 0. Sepals 5, free. Petals 5, white, irregularly toothed; coronal scales 0. Stamens 3-10. Styles 3-(5). Fr. a narrow-ovoid to cylindric capsule, dehiscing by twice as many teeth as the styles, sessile. Seeds many, flattened, papillate, stalked on 1 face, not winged.

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Holosteum L.
Holosteum
Mabberley, D.J. (2008)
Holosteum L.
Caryophyllaceae
Holosteum L.
Holosteum
Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988)

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1 January 2000
18 February 2014
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