Scrambling to climbing annual herb. Lvs distant; lamina dissected, pale glaucous green, up to 8 × 4 cm; segments cuneiform or lanceolate. Infl. dense or lax, with up to 15 fls; rachis usually < or = peduncle. Peduncles 1–2–(4) cm long; bracts ovate, acuminate, membranous, often pink, < pedicels, 1.2–2 × 0.5–1 mm; pedicels remaining erect at fruiting, c. 4 mm long. Sepals ovate, dentate, acute, up to 2–3 × 1–1.5 mm. Corolla pale pink with dark purple tips, (6)–8–10 mm long; lower petal spoon-shaped at apex but margins erect. Fr. obovoid, usually slightly longer than broad, smooth when dry, c. 2 × 2 mm; apex obtuse; apical pits small.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Category | Number |
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Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
Total | 1 |
Flowering: Aug.–Jan.–(Jul.); Fruiting: Sep.–Mar.–(Aug.)