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Potentilla reptans L.

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Potentilla reptans L.
Potentilla reptans L.

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Exotic
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New Zealand
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Potentilla reptans L.
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Potentilla reptans

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reptans

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Potentilla reptans L.

Procumbent perennial herb arising from a slender, stoloniferous stock; stolons up to 50-(100) cm long; stems greenish brown, sparsely to moderately hairy, rooting at nodes. Lvs in persistent open rosettes, and cauline; petiole 20-60-(160) mm long, hairy; blade ± triangular to reniform, palmate; leaflets (3)-5, oblanceolate to obovate, ± sessile, (7)-15-35-(60) × 4-16 mm, sparsely to moderately clothed in long hairs especially below, dentate to serrate especially on upper part of leaflets; teeth in 3-11 pairs on terminal leaflet; upper cauline lvs smaller; stipules linear-lanceolate, acute, entire or with 1-2 teeth. Fls solitary in axils of lvs, 5-merous. Epicalyx segments narrow-elliptic to lanceolate, (4)-7-12 mm long, acute, entire. Sepals narrow-elliptic-ovate, slightly < epicalyx segments, glabrate to sparsely pilose, sometimes purplish, connate at base. Petals broadly obovate, 6-10-(12) mm long, pale yellow, undulate to shallowly emarginate. Styles filiform. Achenes not seen.

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Potentilla reptans L.
Potentilla reptans L.

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Potentilla reptans L.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Potentilla reptans L.
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District

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1 January 2000
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