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Limosella L.

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Limosella L., Sp. Pl. 631-632 (1753)
Limosella L.

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Indigenous, non-endemic
Wild
New Zealand
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L.
L.
1753
631-632
ICN
Limosella L.
genus
Limosella

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Limosella

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Limosella L.

Fls us. stalked and clustered at base of lvs, mostly minute, sts cleistogamous. Calyx subcampanulate, us. 5-toothed, sts 2-lipped. Corolla us. > calyx, tube crowned by spreading limb of 5 ± equal white lobes, upper surface papillose. Stamens us. 4, didynamous. Ovary ± globose, 2-celled at base. Stigma capitate, sts 2-lobed. Capsule minute, septidically dehiscent. Small annual to perennial aquatic herbs of mud or damp ground. Lvs ± clustered in rosettes on slender rhizomes, cylindric or differentiated into petiole and lamina, very susceptible to habitat conditions. Very widespread genus of some 11 spp.

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Limosella L.
Limosella L.
Limosella L.
Limosella
Limosella L.

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Limosella L.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Limosella L.
New Zealand
Otago Land District
Limosella L.
New Zealand
Taranaki Land District
Limosella L.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District

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4dffc043-755a-4763-8fb1-0d07d4af5dc6
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
5 February 2014
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