Class
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Filipendula Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. (1754)
Vernacular Name(s):
Lace plant; Meadowsweet
Description
Perennial herbs, not armed, shortly rhizomatous with rhizomes sometimes thickened into tubers; stems herbaceous or slightly woody, usually erect. Lvs mostly basal, some cauline, imparipinnate or palmately lobed, usually with small leaflets between larger ones; stipules large, semicordate, persistent. Infl. a many-flowered, ebracteate, cymose panicle. Fls 5–6-merous, usually ☿, small, pale cream to reddish or sometimes purplish beneath. Hypanthium flat to slightly concave. Epicalyx 0. Calyx of ± triangular sepals, persistent and sometimes reflexed after flowering. Petals ± imbricate, > sepals. Stamens 20–40. Ovary superior; carpels and styles 5–15, in one whorl; ovules 2 per carpel. Fr. a compact head of free achenes.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Exotic: Casual | 2 |
| Total | 3 |
Bibliography
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Miller, P. 1754: The Gardeners Dictionary, abridged. Vol. 1. Edition 4. London.
