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Dichondra brevifolia Buchanan

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Threat status: Not threatened

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Dichondra brevifolia Buchanan, Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 3: 208 (1870 [1871])
Dichondra brevifolia Buchanan

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Indigenous, non-endemic
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New Zealand
Political Region

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Buchanan
Buchanan
1870
1871
208
ICN
Dichondra brevifolia Buchanan
species
Dichondra brevifolia

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brevifolia

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Dichondra brevifolia Buchanan

Prostrate herb with rather close-set stems, branches and lvs often forming turfy patches; plant us. distinctly less hairy than D. repens. Petioles rather stout, flattened, up to c. 2 cm. long; lamina 3-6-(8) mm. diam., suborbicular to reniform, emarginate or rounded at apex, cordate, sinus rather shallow, rather broad. Peduncles short, erect, us. > lvs. Fls. c. 6·5 mm. diam.; sepals obovate, silky; corolla much > sepals, yellowish. Capsule = calyx.

Dichondra brevifolia Buchanan

n = 15
2n = 30

Dichondra brevifolia Buchanan

Prostrate herb, hairy or nearly glabrous, with rather close-set stems, often forming small mats. Petioles 0.5-3-(7) cm long. Lamina usually 3-10-(13) mm diam., suborbicular to reniform; upper surface usually glabrous or nearly so, sometimes hairy; lower surface glabrous or with appressed hairs; base cordate with narrow or wide sinus; apex rounded or emarginate. Peduncles < to a little > petioles. Bracts minute. Calyx 1-2 mm long. Corolla 3-8-(13) mm diam., usually much > calyx, sometimes = or slightly greater calyx, white or yellowish. Anthers yellowish. Capsule 2-4 mm diam., globose, hairy, = or > calyx.

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Dichondra brevifolia Buchanan
Dichondra brevifolia Buchanan
Dichondra brevifolia Buchanan
Dichondra brevifolia Buchanan
Dichondra brevifolia Buchanan
Dichondra brevifolia Buchanan
Dichondra brevifolia Buchanan
Dichondra brevifolia Buchanan
Dichondra brevifolia Buchanan
Dichondra brevifolia Buchanan
Dichondra brevifolia Buchanan
Dichondra brevifolia Buchanan

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Dichondra brevifolia Buchanan
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c373780e-d1dd-4c2d-9487-ba5d3b5102b0
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
11 March 2004
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