Colobanthus monticola Petrie

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Colobanthus

Characteristics

Plant several cm. across, forming cushion 2-4 cm. deep; branches many and close, up to 4 cm. long, lfy throughout length. Lvs closely spaced but spreading, sheath short but obvious, blade linear-subulate, c. 5 mm. long, without midrib but with strongly thickened margins running into short acicular tip. Peduncles short, sts elongating to exceed lvs in fr. Sepals 4, c. 3 mm. long, linear-subulate, bordered strongly near short acicular tip; stamens short; styles short; capsule splitting almost to base into 4 broad lobes that often exceed sepals when mature.
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Distribution

Colobanthus monticola world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:152831-1
WFO ID wfo-0000615113
COL ID X5XF
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Synonyms

Colobanthus monticola