Class
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Arenaria L., Sp. Pl. 423 (1753)
Description
Annual to perennial herbs. Hairs glandular and/or eglandular or 0. Lvs opposite, exstipulate, linear-subulate to orbicular. Infl. cymose, few- to many-flowered; bracts and sepals herbaceous or with scarious margins; epicalyx 0. Sepals (4)–5, free. Petals (4)–5, white, rarely pink, entire; coronal scales 0. Stamens 10 or fewer. Styles (2)–3–(5). Fr. an ovoid to cylindric capsule, dehiscing by twice as many acute teeth as the styles, sessile. Seeds many, reniform, smooth or tuberculate, not winged.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
