Myosotis rakiura L.B.Moore

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Myosotis

Characteristics

Rosette-lvs oblong-spathulate, up to 12×2 cm., tips rounded and obtuse, margins ± revolute, lamina gradually narrowed into broad flat petiole us. < lamina-length; hairs short, silky and spreading, very crowded, those on undersurface retrorse except near lf-tip. Lateral branches few to many, ascending to erect, up to 30 cm. long, sts branched, internodes mostly = or < lvs. Stem-lvs many, c. 2-3 × 1 cm., ± oblong and obtuse; hairs like those of rosette-lvs but retrorse on undersurface only near base of lowermost lvs. Cymes ebracteate and us. several times branched, many-fld, reaching 4 cm. long in fr.; internodes and pedicels very short. Calyx 4-5 mm. long, lobes > 1/2 length, rather broad, obtuse; hairs ∞, rather short, flexuous, towards base irregularly hooked or sts retrorse. Corolla white, c. 6 mm. diam., tube 3-4 mm. long, cylindric, lobes spreading, c. 2.5 × 2.5 mm., broadly oblong; filaments fixed just below scales, short but > anthers which are up to 1 mm. long, broad, wholly above scales; style little > calyx in fr., stigma capitate. Nutlets up to 2 × 1·3 mm., subacute, slightly winged and keeled.
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Rosette lvs oblong-spathulate; margins ± revolute; hairs short, silky, spreading, very crowded, abaxially retrorse except at tip. Lateral branches ascending; stem lvs many, = or > internodes. Cymes ebracteate, usually branched, many-flowered, compact. Calyx hairs crowded, short. Corolla white, c. 6 mm diam.; tube cylindric; filaments short but > anthers; anthers up to 1 mm long and wholly above scales.
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

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Germination duration (days) 14 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity dark
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Images

Myosotis rakiura unspecified picture
Myosotis rakiura unspecified picture

Distribution

Myosotis rakiura world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:119207-1
WFO ID wfo-0000368561
COL ID 4563S
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Myosotis rakiura