Brunnera macrophylla (Adams) I.M.Johnst.
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Brunnera macrophylla (Adams) I.M.Johnst. (1924)
Brunnera macrophylla (Adams) I.M.Johnst.
Nomenclature
I.M.Johnst.
Adams
(Adams) I.M.Johnst.
1924
ICN
species
Brunnera macrophylla
Classification
Synonyms
Descriptions
Brunnera macrophylla (Adams) I.M.Johnst.
Perennial herb. Radical to lower cauline lvs with sparsely hairy petiole to c. 30 cm long; lamina to c. 21 × 18 cm, broadly ovate, with coarse, ± appressed hairs on both surfaces, entire; base cordate with deep rounded sinus; apex rounded or obtuse. Upper cauline lvs similar but petiole short; lamina 3-4 × 2-2.5 cm. Infl. to c. 50 cm long; branches clothed in appressed hairs. Calyx 1.5-2 mm long, clothed in appressed hairs or nearly glabrous; lobes lanceolate, obtuse, strongly ciliate. Corolla tube c. 1 mm long, white; limb 6 × 9 mm diam., bright blue above, pale beneath; lobes obovate; scales white, grooved down centre, nearly closing corolla throat. Anthers dark. Nutlets glabrous, not seen at maturity.
Taxonomic concepts
Brunnera macrophylla (Adams) I.M.Johnst.
Brunnera macrophylla (Adams) I.M.Johnst.
Myosotis macrophylla
Brunnera macrophylla (Adams) I.M.Johnst.
Collections
Notes
editorial
In Webb et al. (1988): "The sp. has previously been referred to Myosotis macrophylla."
Metadata
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scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
17 March 2016