Ourisia modesta Diels

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae > Ourisia

Characteristics

Stem prostrate, rooting at nodes, c. 1 mm. diam., hairy in younger parts, interwoven in extensive mats. Lvs laxly arranged; lamina soft-textured, 3-10 mm. long, orbicular to broadly oval or almost reniform, entire or very obscurely toothed, glab. except sts on lowest part of margins; petiole us. much > lamina, up to 3 cm. long, narrow, sparsely hairy on margins. Infl. apparently cymose, us. of only 2 fls each associated with two lflike bracts. Pedicels short in fl. but elongating to carry fr. well above lvs, hairs few to many, tapering. Calyx split anteriorally almost to base, the other four clefts to less than halfway; lobes broad, obtuse, almost glab. Corolla up to 8 mm. diam., glab. outside, tube up to 5 mm. long, oblique, bulging posteriorally near base and inclined to project between the two anterior calyx-lobes. Fr. altogether included in calyx and not dehisced in specimens seen.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

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Distribution

Ourisia modesta world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:806593-1
WFO ID wfo-0000388089
COL ID 6TDRD
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Synonyms

Ourisia modesta