Phyllachne colensoi Berggr.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Stylidiaceae > Phyllachne

Characteristics

Cushions up to c. 10 cm. tall, often shorter and matlike. Lvs c. 4 mm. long, thick, coriac., ± glossy, dark-green, appressed, very closely imbricate, tapering from base c. 2 mm. wide to obtuse apex c. 0·5 mm. diam. Pore on back near apex. Bracts narrow-triangular, ± 2-toothed; hairs few, apical. Calyx-lobes about oblong, ciliolate at apex. Corolla-lobes white, spreading, ovate-oblong. Column slender, far-exserted, anthers us. purplish, subreniform. Capsule white, c. 2 mm. diam.; seeds up to 8.
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

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Images

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Distribution

Phyllachne colensoi world distribution map, present in Australia and New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:825991-1
WFO ID wfo-0000475811
COL ID 4GZKR
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Synonyms

Phyllachne colensoi Helophyllum muscoides Helophyllum colensoi