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Euphrasia laingii Petrie

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Euphrasia laingii Petrie, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 44: 184 (1911 [1912])
Euphrasia laingii Petrie

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New Zealand
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Petrie
Petrie
1911
1912
184
Euphrasia Laingii
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Euphrasia laingii Petrie
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Euphrasia laingii

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laingii

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Euphrasia laingii Petrie

Perennial herb much-branched from woody stock; stems woody at base, often prostrate and rooting in lower parts, branches erect, 8-15-(20) cm. tall, bifariously pubescent. Lvs sessile, us. rather distant, ± ascending, 6-12-(15) × 3-6-(8) mm., narrow-cuneate to cuneate-obovate or -oblong, 3-lobed at tip with narrow lateral lobes and broad, obtuse to subacute central lobe, sts incisions very shallow, glab., us. reddish when fresh, margins thickened and recurved. Fls up to 6 pairs in short or elongated raceme; pedicels up to 10 mm. long, sts > lvs. Calyx 6-12 mm. long, glab. or sparsely pubescent at very base, ± unevenly divided 1/4-⅓ way; lobes acute to obtuse, margins and midribs thickened and sts reddish. Corolla white, 15-20 mm. long, 10-15 mm. diam.; tube > calyx; lobes of lower lip c. 4-6 mm. wide, emarginate. Anthers red-brown, marginal hairs ∞, awns us. unequal. Capsule < calyx, ± 6-9 × 3-4 mm., oblong to narrow-oblong or -obovate, glab. or sparsely setose; seeds ∞, 1·5-2 mm. long.

Euphrasia laingii Petrie

Perennial herb, much-branched from woody stock; stems woody at base, often prostrate; branches erect, 8-15-20 cm tall, bifariously hairy. Lvs sessile, 6-12-(15) × 3-6-(8) mm, narrow-cuneate to cuneate-obovate or cuneate-oblong, glabrous; apex 3-lobed with narrow lateral lobes and broad, obtuse to subacute central lobe, sometimes incisions very shallow. Fls on pedicels to 10 mm long. Calyx 6-12 mm long, glabrous, or sparsely hairy at very base, divided 1/4-⅓ way. Corolla white, 15-20 mm long. Anthers red-brown; marginal hairs numerous; awns usually unequal. Capsule < calyx, ± 6-9 × 3-4 mm.

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Euphrasia laingii Petrie
Euphrasia laingii Petrie
Euphrasia laingii Petrie
Euphrasia laingii Petrie
Euphrasia laingii Petrie
Euphrasia laingii Petrie
Euphrasia laingii Petrie
Euphrasia laingii Petrie
Euphrasia laingii Petrie
Euphrasia laingii Petrie

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1 January 2000
10 March 2004
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