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Vittadinia gracilis (Hook.f.) N.T.Burb.

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Vittadinia gracilis (Hook.f.) N.T.Burb., Brunonia 5: 54 (1982)
Vittadinia gracilis (Hook.f.) N.T.Burb.

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Exotic
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New Zealand
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(Hook.f.) N.T.Burb.
Hook.f.
N.T.Burb.
1982
54
ICN
species
Vittadinia gracilis

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gracilis

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Vittadinia gracilis (Hook.f.) N.T.Burb.

Much-branched, erect or spreading perennial herb or subshrub, (10)-15-30 cm tall. Stems white-lanate, becoming glabrous and distinctly woody towards base. Lvs all cauline in mature plants, narrow-obovate to narrowly linear- oblanceolate, apetiolate and cuneate, obtuse to emarginate, mostly entire, sometimes with 1-(3) pairs of shallow lobes near apex, often folded upwards, sparsely hairy and glandular on upper surface, moderately lanate and glandular on lower, 6-20-(30) × 1-4-(6) mm; uppermost lvs smaller, narrower and always entire. Capitula c. 10 mm diam. Inner involucral bracts linear, sparsely hairy, 5-9 mm long; outer bracts moderately lanate and glandular, from c. 1 mm long. Ray florets 13-numerous; ligules bluish to pinkish purple, 2-5 mm long. Disc yellow. Achenes oblanceolate, with ribbed margins and 5-7 ribs on each face, sparsely to moderately hairy on faces and margins, glandular and with longer appressed hairs obscuring base, 4-5.5 mm long; pappus 6-6.5 mm long.

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Eurybiopsis gracilis Hook.f.
Vittadinia gracilis (Hook.f.) N.T.Burb.
Vittadinia gracilis (Hook.f.) N.T.Burb.
Vittadinia gracilis (Hook.f.) N.T.Burb.
Vittadinia gracilis (Hook.f.) N.T.Burb.
Vittadinia gracilis (Hook.f.) N.T.Burb.
Vittadinia gracilis (Hook.f.) N.T.Burb.
Vittadinia triloba var. lanuginosa J.M.Black
Vittadinia gracilis (Hook.f.) N.T.Burb.
Vittadinia triloba var. lanuginosa J.M.Black
Vittadinia gracilis (Hook.f.) N.T.Burb.

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Vittadinia gracilis (Hook.f.) N.T.Burb.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Vittadinia gracilis (Hook.f.) N.T.Burb.
New Zealand
Otago Land District
Vittadinia gracilis (Hook.f.) N.T.Burb.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District

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8c2f3e8f-d45a-4d8d-98ce-cac3a95a8729
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
4 May 2006
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