- Taxon
- Weed
Habitat: bank, margin, open, pasture, roadside, slope, track
Dispersal: Seed
Recognition
- a shrub or small tree growing up to 5 m tall with the stems densely hairy.
- its tiny narrow leaves (3-7 mm long) are arranged in groups of three or four along the stems.
- its leaves have margins that are rolled downwards so that the leaf underside is not visible.
- its small tubular flowers (2.5-4 mm long) have four fused petals and are white and are hairless on the outside.
- its capsule is about 2 mm long and glabrous.
Images
References
Howell, C. 2008: Consolidated list of environmental weeds in New Zealand. DOC Research & Development Series 292: 42.
