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Paronychia brasiliana DC.

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Paronychia brasiliana DC.
Paronychia brasiliana DC.

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Exotic
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New Zealand
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Paronychia brasiliana DC.
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Paronychia brasiliana

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Paronychia brasiliana DC.

Taprooted perennial. Stems much-branched, prostrate, ascending at apex, 5-15-(30) cm long; internodes glabrous, not hidden by lvs. Lvs opposite or appearing whorled, narrow-elliptic to oblanceolate, with tapering to sessile base, acute, 4-7-(10) × 0.5-2 mm; mucro (0.3)-0.5-1 mm long; hairs short, directed forward. Stipules ovate to lanceolate, acuminate, silvery, scarious, ciliolate or glabrous, 2-3.5 × 0.5-1.5 mm. Bracts similar to stipules. Fls ± sessile; sepals equal, persistent, usually glabrous, rarely with a few hairs at base only, oblong, 1-veined, hooded and awned, 1-1.5 × 0.8-1 mm; margin membranous; awn erecto-patent, c. 1/2 length of sepal. Petals usually 0, rarely vestigial. Stamens < sepals. Style short, with 2-(3) divergent arms. Fr. obovoid to subglobose, papillate, about 1 mm long. Seeds subglobose, yellowish brown, smooth, 0.8 mm long.

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Paronychia brasiliana DC.
Paronychia brasiliana DC.

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Paronychia brasiliana DC.
Australia
Paronychia brasiliana DC.
New Zealand
Gisborne Land District
Paronychia brasiliana DC.
New Zealand
Hawke's Bay Land District
Paronychia brasiliana DC.
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
Paronychia brasiliana DC.
New Zealand
Otago Land District
Paronychia brasiliana DC.
New Zealand
South Auckland Land District
Paronychia brasiliana DC.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District

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61d5c299-8e87-4141-9748-e80f28961375
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Names_Plants
1 January 2000
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