Stackhousia annua W.R.Barker

Species

Angiosperms > Celastrales > Celastraceae > Stackhousia

Characteristics

Slender erect glabrous annual to 19 cm. Stem usually simple. Leaves 7–25 mm long, the basal ones narrowly spathulate, the upper narrowly obovate to linear. Inflorescence a dense cylindrical spike; flowers arranged singly, tribracteate, subsessile. Hypanthium 0.7–0.9 mm long. Sepals 1.1–1.9 mm long, shallowly erose. Corolla cream; tube 3.5–5.2 mm long; lobes 3–4.5 mm long, obtuse. Gynoecium 3–5-partite. Immature cocci obovoid, rugulose.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Grows in sandy soil in open grassy areas in near-coastal woodland.
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Distribution

Stackhousia annua world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:821875-1
WFO ID wfo-0000491951
COL ID 4ZGB6
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Synonyms

Stackhousia annua