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Reseda luteola L.

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Reseda luteola L., Sp. Pl. 448 (1753)
Reseda luteola L.

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Exotic
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New Zealand
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L.
L.
1753
448
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Reseda luteola L.
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Reseda luteola

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luteola

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Reseda luteola L.

Biennial glabrous taprooted herb, 50-150 cm tall; rootstock ± woody; stem erect, ribbed, hollow, simple or sparingly branched. Lvs simple, entire, with undulate margins. Basal lvs narrow-oblanceolate, cuneate, (3)-6-12-(25) × 0.5-1.5-(2.5) cm; cauline lvs linear to narrow-oblong, the lower cuneate, the upper more abruptly narrowed, 2-7-(10) × 0.2-1-(2) cm. Pedicels ascending, c. 1-2.5 mm long. Sepals 4, ovate. Petals (3)-4-(5), yellowish green; limb of posterior petal 4-8-lobed, of laterals and anterior entire or 4-lobed. Stamens 20-25; filaments persistent. Capsule cup-shaped, with sparsely tubercled lateral ridges, 3-5-(6) × 3-5-(6) mm long; carpels 3. Seeds brownish black, smooth, shiny, 0.8-1 mm long.

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Reseda luteola L.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Reseda luteola L.
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
Reseda luteola L.
New Zealand
Otago Land District
Reseda luteola L.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District

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1 January 2000
28 January 2014
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