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Emex australis Steinh.

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Steinh.
Steinh.
1838
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Emex australis Steinh.
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Emex australis

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australis

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Emex australis Steinh.

Annual herb. Stems prostrate to ascending, often reddish. Petiole = or > lamina except in uppermost lvs, to c. 10 mm long. Lamina 2.5-7 × 1.5-4.5 cm, ovate-oblong to almost oblong, entire; base truncate to subcordate; apex obtuse or subacute; ochreae initially c. 1 cm long. ♂ infl. to c. 3 cm long, much shorter towards branch ends; perianth 1.2-1.8 mm long, green. ♀ fls with perianth subtended by membranous bract; outer segments 2-4 mm long at flowering, with an outward-directed spine c. = segment; inner perianth segments exserted from outer but acuminate tip soft and much < spines. Fr. c. 1 cm long including spines, indurated and rigid; outer segments with 4 deep depressions; inner segments completely enclosing the nut; nut glossy, trigonous, c. 5 mm long.

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Emex australis Steinh.
Emex australis Steinh.
Emex australis Steinh.
Emex australis Steinh.
Emex australis Steinh.

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Emex australis Steinh.
Australia
Emex australis Steinh.
New Zealand
Gisborne Land District
Emex australis Steinh.
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
Emex australis Steinh.
New Zealand
Taranaki Land District
Emex australis Steinh.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District

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1 January 2000
5 August 2024
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