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Vittadinia cuneata DC.

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Vittadinia cuneata DC., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 5, 281 (1836)
Vittadinia cuneata DC.

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New Zealand
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DC.
DC.
1836
281
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Vittadinia cuneata DC.
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Vittadinia cuneata

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cuneata

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Vittadinia cuneata DC.

Much-branched, erect or spreading perennial herb or subshrub, (10)-15-40 cm tall. Stems moderately to densely covered in strigose, antrorse, appressed hairs, becoming almost glabrous and distinctly woody toward base. Lvs all cauline in mature plants, spathulate to narrow-oblanceolate, apetiolate and long-cuneate, obtuse to emarginate, mostly entire, rarely with 1-(2) pairs of shallow lobes near apex, often folded upwards, usually glabrous on upper surface, sometimes sparsely strigose and glandular, moderately strigose and sparsely glandular on lower, 8-18-(25) × 1-3-(5) mm. Capitula c. 10 mm diam. Inner involucral bracts narrow-elliptic to lanceolate, sparsely hairy, 5-6.5 mm long; outer bracts moderately strigose and glandular, from 2 mm long. Ray florets > 20; ligules pinkish to bluish purple, 2-4 mm long. Disc yellow. Achenes oblanceolate, with ribbed margins and 4-7 ribs on each face, sparsely to moderately hairy on faces and margins, glandular and with a few longer appressed hairs near base, 3.5-5 mm long; pappus 4.5-7 mm long.

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Vittadinia cuneata DC.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Vittadinia cuneata DC.
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
Vittadinia cuneata DC.
New Zealand
Nelson Land District

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1 January 2000
13 February 2015
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