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Epilobium pictum Petrie

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Epilobium pictum Petrie, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 28: 538 (1895 [1896])
Epilobium pictum Petrie
Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.
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New Zealand
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Petrie
Petrie
Petrie, D. 1896 ("1895"): Descriptions of Three New Native Plants. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 28: 538–539.
1895
1896
538
ICN
Epilobium pictum Petrie
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Epilobium pictum

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Myrtales
Onagraceae
Epilobium
pictum

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Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Epilobium pictum Petrie

Slender laxly branched herb up to ± 25 cm. tall; stems slender, decumbent at base; branchlets ascending or spreading, finely and densely pubescent. Lvs opp., sessile or nearly so, rather distant, floral lvs alt. Lamina narrow-ovate to ovate- or elliptic-oblong (10)-15-20 × (4)-5-7 mm., rather abruptly narrowed to base, pale to bright green, us. distinctly mottled grey, ± reddish below, membr., glab.; margins rather coarsely and sharply toothed. Fls ± 5 mm. diam.; calyx almost as long as petals, lobes ovate-lanceolate; petals pinkish or white, 3-4 mm. long. Capsules slender, densely pubescent to almost hoary, 20-40 mm. long; peduncles ± 3-4 mm. long. Seeds smooth.
Dawson, M.I. 2008: Index of chromosome numbers of indigenous New Zealand vascular plants.

Epilobium pictum Petrie

2n = 36
n = 18
n = 18
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.

Epilobium pictum Petrie

Slender herb with numerous stems arising from the loosely rhizomatous rootcrown. Stems 7-30 cm tall, densely covered with ± appressed hairs. Lamina of lf narrowly elliptic, 8-22 × 2.5-6 mm. Infl. nodding in bud. Floral tube 0.6-0.9 mm deep, densely strigillose. Petals white, 2.8-4.5 × 1.5-3.4 mm. Capsule 2-2.5 cm long, densely grey-strigillose; fruiting pedicel 0.2-0.7 cm long.

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Epilobium haloragifolium sensu Kirk
Epilobium haloragifolium sensu Kirk
Raven, P.H.; Raven, T. E. (1976)
Epilobium pictum Petrie
Epilobium pictum Petrie
Epilobium pictum Petrie
Allan, H.H. (1961)
Epilobium pictum Petrie
Epilobium pictum Petrie
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Epilobium L.
Epilobium pictum Petrie
Epilobium pictum Petrie
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Epilobium L.
Epilobium pictum Petrie
Epilobium pictum Petrie
de Lange, P.J.; Gosden, J. et al. (2024)
Epilobium pictum Petrie
Epilobium pictum Petrie
Epilobium pictum Petrie
de Lange, P.J.; Norton, D.A. et al. (2004)
Epilobium pictum Petrie
Epilobium pictum Petrie
de Lange, P.J.; Norton, D.A. et al. (2009)
Epilobium pictum Petrie
Epilobium pictum Petrie
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2013)
Epilobium pictum Petrie
Epilobium pictum Petrie
Epilobium pictum Petrie
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2018)
Epilobium pictum Petrie
Epilobium pictum Petrie
Epilobium pictum Petrie
Raven, P.H.; Raven, T. E. (1976)
Epilobium pictum Petrie
Epilobium pictum Petrie
Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988)

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Epilobium pictum Petrie
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
17 Link to an external page
Epilobium pictum Petrie
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
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Epilobium pictum Petrie
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
1 Link to an external page
Epilobium pictum Petrie
New Zealand
Otago Land District
1 Link to an external page
Epilobium pictum Petrie
New Zealand
Southland Land District
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Epilobium pictum Petrie
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
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Epilobium pictum Petrie
New Zealand
Westland Land District
1 Link to an external page

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22488dd6-8d0d-4bd6-8b36-da970af194b1
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Names_Plants
1 January 2000
22 April 2026
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