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Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Capsella Medik., Pfl.-Gatt. 99 (1792)
Description
Annual or biennial taprooted herbs. Hairs simple and stellate, rarely 0. Stems erect, leafy. Lvs usually deeply pinnatifid, sometimes entire. Racemes ebracteate. Sepals erecto-patent, not saccate. Petals white or reddish, rarely 0. Stamens usually 6, sometimes fewer, without appendages. Lateral nectaries 4, paired at bases of single stamens; median nectaries 0. Style short; stigma small, capitate. Silicle obtriangular, angustiseptate; valves keeled, reticulately veined. Seeds oblong, not winged, up to 12 per locule.
[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.
Medikus, F. K. 1792: Pflanzen-Gattungen. Edition 85.
