Lepidium matau Petrie

Species

Angiosperms > Brassicales > Brassicaceae > Lepidium

Characteristics

Small erect ± scabrid-hoary dioec. branched herb up to 10 cm. tall; stock stout, branched; taproot deeply descending. Basal lvs us. many, coriac., 2-4 cm. long, narrow-oblong in outline, on short petioles, pinnate to pinnatisect to pinnatifid; pinnae or lobes rounded-cuneate, ± pilose, entire or sts ± incised especially on anterior margin. Cauline lvs few, sessile, oblong, entire or nearly so. Fls minute, apetalous; sepals ± hairy; ♂ rather crowded in racemes up to 5 cm. long; pedicels slender, hairy; stamens 4. ♀ lax in shorter racemes. Pods elliptic-ovate in outline; style just > notch. Seeds ovoid, yellowish.
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Distribution

Lepidium matau world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:286279-1
WFO ID wfo-0001036486
COL ID 6PBGY
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Synonyms

Lepidium matau