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Limosella australis R.Br.

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Limosella australis R.Br.
Limosella australis R.Br.
Names_Fungi record source Limosella australis R.Br.

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Indigenous, non-endemic
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New Zealand
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R.Br.
R.Br.
Brown, R. 1810: Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van-Diemen. Johnson, London.
1810
443
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Limosella australis R.Br.
species
Limosella australis

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Lamiales
Scrophulariaceae
Limosella
australis

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Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Limosella lineata Glück

Lvs linear-cylindric in close- to rather wide-set clusters of 5-10, of diverse length according to habitat; in damp ground (5)-10-15 mm., in mud (5)-10-20 mm., in water (10)-20-60 mm. Fls in clusters of 3-8, (2)-5-(10) mm. long, on stalks c. 5-10 mm. long. Calyx unequally 5-toothed, corolla-lobes up to twice as long as broad. Style c. 1·5-2 × ovary-length. Fr. subglobose, up to 2 mm. diam. Seeds minute.
Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Limosella lineata var. spathulata Glück

Plant forming an almost felted mass up to 2 cm. tall. Rosettes crowded, each with c. 5 lvs or more. Lvs linear-lanceolate, 10-20 × 0·8-1 mm. Fl.-stalk ± 4-12 mm. long. Calyx unequally 5-toothed, c. 2 mm. long, subcampanulate; corolla-lobes up to 2 mm. long, oblong-obovate, obtuse, 3-nerved, with scattered cylindric papillae on upper surface; tube rather > lobes. Stamens 4 or 5 with filaments unequal. Style > ovary, stigma slightly 2-lipped. Capsule ovoid-globose, up to c. 2 mm. long.
Dawson, M.I. 2008: Index of chromosome numbers of indigenous New Zealand vascular plants.

Limosella lineata Glück

n = 30

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Limosella australis R.Br.
Australia
Tasmania
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Limosella australis R.Br.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
1 Link to an external page
Limosella australis R.Br.
New Zealand
South Auckland Land District
1 Link to an external page
Limosella australis R.Br.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
4 Link to an external page
Limosella australis R.Br.
New Zealand
Westland Land District
2 Link to an external page
Limosella lineata Glück
New Zealand
3 Link to an external page
Limosella lineata Glück
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
27 Link to an external page
Limosella lineata Glück
New Zealand
Gisborne Land District
3 Link to an external page
Limosella lineata Glück
New Zealand
Hawke's Bay Land District
2 Link to an external page
Limosella lineata Glück
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
1 Link to an external page
Limosella lineata Glück
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
9 Link to an external page
Limosella lineata Glück
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
3 Link to an external page
Limosella lineata Glück
New Zealand
Otago Land District
11 Link to an external page
Limosella lineata Glück
New Zealand
South Auckland Land District
3 Link to an external page
Limosella lineata Glück
New Zealand
Southland Land District
12 Link to an external page
Limosella lineata Glück
New Zealand
Taranaki Land District
2 Link to an external page
Limosella lineata Glück
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
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Limosella lineata Glück
New Zealand
Westland Land District
3 Link to an external page

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editorial
Limosella lineata Glück, which was accepted for New Zealand for many years, was described by Glück in 1934 with a number of varieties and fornae, and citing South Africa, Madagascar, New Zealand, Antarctic zone, Abyssinia, and Australia. It seems it is now accepted in most of these places by an earlier name, Limosella australis R.Br. (1810), eg., Electronic Flora of South Australia, New South Wales Flora Online, Tasmanian Vascular Plant Census (2016, 2021).

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8e788720-1973-4795-be30-10876b2c6525
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13 March 2002
3 May 2024
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