Ourisia cockayniana Petrie

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae > Ourisia

Characteristics

Stem prostrate and rooting, laxly branched, c. 2-3 mm. diam., almost or quite glab. Lvs ± distichously arranged, not crowded; lamina coriac., 10-25 × 8-20 mm., broadly ovate or rounded rhomboid, crenate-serrate, glab.; petiole > lamina, broad, flat, fringed along edges with long white hairs and with some sparse hairs on back. Peduncle erect, 10-15 cm. tall, almost or quite glab., purplish. Bracts in up to 5 pairs (occ. threes), ovate to ovate-cuneate, subsessile and ciliate along lower margin, crenate-serrate above. Pedicels > fls, almost or quite glab., hairs if present non-glandular. Calyx-clefts unequal; lobes oblong to slightly cuneate, us. slightly notched, glab. except for occ. marginal hairs. Corolla up to 20 mm. diam.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Distribution

Ourisia cockayniana world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:806575-1
WFO ID wfo-0000388109
COL ID 4B9DQ
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Synonyms

Ourisia cockayniana