Class
Order
Family
Genus
Classification
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Bupleurum tenuissimum L.
Vernacular Name(s):
Slender hare's-ear
Description
Erect annual herb. Stems solid, slightly grooved, striate, up to 50 cm high. Basal lvs linear to linear-lanceolate or spathulate, entire, acuminate, cuneate; stem lvs much reduced toward apex, linear; veins 3, ± parallel. Umbels 2–5 mm diam.; rays 1–3, unequal; bracts usually 4, lanceolate; bracteoles c. 5, lanceolate, not overlapping, 3-veined. Fls 1–5, c. 1 mm diam.; petals yellow, tinged red. Fr. subglobose, brown, conspicuously papillose, 1–2 mm long; ribs slender.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
Phenology
Flowering: Mar.
