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Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Arctotheca J.C.Wendl., Bot. Beob. 41 (1798)
Description
Annual to perennial herbs; stems trailing or erect; latex 0. Lvs in basal rosettes and alternate on stems, lyrate-pinnatifid to 2-pinnatisect, toothed. Capitula axillary, solitary, on long peduncles. Involucral bracts free, in several series; outermost row small, narrowed to a linear appendage; inner rows progressively longer, oblong, without appendages. Receptacle flat or weakly convex, alveolate, glabrous; scales 0. Outer florets ligulate, sterile. Disc florets ☿. Achenes obovoid to obconic, without furrows on the dorsal side. Pappus of 1 row of usually 4–8 short oblong scarious scales.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Wendland, J.C. 1798: Botanische Beobachtungen nebst einigen neuen Gattungen und Arten.
