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Aurinia saxatilis (L.) Desv.

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Aurinia saxatilis (L.) Desv., J. Bot. Agric. 3: 163 (1814)
Aurinia saxatilis (L.) Desv.

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New Zealand
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(L.) Desv.
L.
Desv.
1814
163
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Aurinia saxatilis

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saxatilis

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Perennial herb; stems decumbent to erect, leafy, branched above, 15-50 cm tall. Lvs entire, stellate-hairy; rosette and lower cauline lvs oblanceolate to obovate, 3-10-(15) × 1-3 cm; upper cauline lvs linear to lanceolate, 1-2 cm long. Infl. a diffuse panicle 15-30 cm long; pedicels erecto-patent, hairy, 0.3-0.6 mm long. Sepals deciduous, 1-2 × 0.5-1 mm, with tangled stellate hairs. Petals glabrous, emarginate, 3-4 × 2-3 mm. Outer filaments with small suborbicular appendage at base. Silicle almost circular, obtuse, flattened, 4-5 × 4-5 mm; valves glabrous; veins faint; style 0.7-1 mm long. Seeds brown, elliptic to circular, flattened, 2-3 × 2-2.5 mm, 2 per locule.

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Alyssum saxatile L.
Aurinia saxatilis (L.) Desv.
Aurinia saxatilis (L.) Desv.
Aurinia saxatilis (L.) Desv.

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New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
New Zealand
Otago Land District
New Zealand
Wellington Land District

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24 June 2002
8 January 2023
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