Lepidium flexicaule Kirk

Species

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Characteristics

Perennial. Stems ascending to erect, 15-30 cm tall, glabrous or with papillose hairs especially above. Lvs ± fleshy. Basal lvs withering at fruiting, glabrous, pinnatifid to pinnate, narrow-obovate to narrow-oblong, 5-10-(15) × 1-2-(3) cm; pinnae in 2-5 pairs, coarsely to bluntly toothed, especially distally. Stem lvs narrow-obovate to spathulate, toothed or crenate at apex, cuneate to rather abruptly narrowed at base, 10-30 × 5-10 mm, glabrous or with sparse surface hairs and rounded, almost papillate, cartilaginous marginal denticles. Racemes 10-30-(40) mm long; rachis and pedicels glabrous or sparsely hairy; pedicels erecto-patent, 3-5 mm long at fruiting. Sepals glabrous or sparsely hairy, green with scarious margins, c. 1 × 0.5 mm. Petals white, < sepals. Stamens 2, rarely 4. Silicles ovate to suborbicular, 3-4 × 2.5-3 mm, crowded; style 0.1-0.2 mm long, free from the narrow wing, c. = the notch; valves glabrous. Seed narrow-ovoid, brown, not winged, c. 1.5 mm long.
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Glabrate perennial herb, with ∞ flexuous decumbent branches up to 2 dm. long, and somewhat fleshy lvs. Lower lvs 5 cm. long or more, on long petioles, linear-oblong in outline, pinnatifid to pinnate; upper c. 1·5 to 2.5 cm. long, spathulate, narrowed to long or short petiole, irregularly crenate-lobed to almost entire. Racemes up to 5 cm. long, lateral and lf-opposed and terminal with minute fls on spreading pedicels c. 4 mm. long. Sepals ovate, ± 0·5 mm. long; petals shorter, linear, obtuse; stamens 2. Silicles ovate to oval in outline, c. 4 mm. long, c. 2.5 mm. wide, notched, narrowly winged above; style not exceeding notch. Seeds ovoid, compressed, reddish brown, 1-2 mm. long.
Perennial herb, perennating from a rhizome, weak-stemmed, glabrous or hairy. Leaves to 4 cm long, angular-obovate; juvenile leaves succulent, pinnate, sometimes bipinnatifid; margins crenate to dentate, usually with large papillae or scales; bases attenuate. Inflorescence a terminal corymb, elongating at maturity. Sepals to 1 mm long. Petals shorter than sepals, narrow, white. Stamens 2, median. Style equal to notch depth or shorter. Silicula dehiscent, 3.5–4.5 mm long, 2.5–3 mm wide, ovate; wing narrow forming a shallow open notch; pedicels slightly longer than length of silicula, erect to spreading. Seeds 1.5–2 mm long; radicle incumbent.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.3
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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Distribution

Lepidium flexicaule world distribution map, present in Australia and New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:286182-1
WFO ID wfo-0001036467
COL ID 6P9ZC
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Synonyms

Nasturtium neozelandicum Lepidium flexicaule