Colobanthus buchananii Kirk

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Colobanthus

Characteristics

Plant us. of rather compact habit, stems 1-3 cm. or longer in sheltered habitats. Lvs us. closely placed over length of stem, spreading; sheath short, blade linear-subulate, 5-10 mm. long, tapering to often long acicular tips, strongly bordered when dry. Peduncles short (occ. 1 cm. long). Fls (4)-5-(8) mm. long; sepals 5, subulate from broad base, thickened on midrib, us. with long acicular tips; capsule splitting into 5 narrow valves, shorter than sepals, sts much shorter.
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Distribution

Colobanthus buchananii world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:152817-1
WFO ID wfo-0000615094
COL ID X5WZ
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Synonyms

Colobanthus buchananii