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Order
Family
Genus
Classification
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Euphrasia petriei Ashwin
Description
Tufted, perennial herb sometimes arising from woody stock; stems woody at base, much-branched, prostrate or decumbent; branches erect, 2–8–(12) cm tall, bifariously or occasionally uniformly hairy. Lvs sessile, 5–10–(15) × 3–6–(8) mm, obovate-cuneate to broadly obovate or suborbicular, unequally 3-lobed at tip with obtuse to subacute terminal lobe, or more evenly and acutely 3–5–(7)-toothed, glabrous except sometimes on margins. Fls on short hidden pedicels, or sometimes with pedicels = lvs. Calyx 5–9 mm long, usually glandular and white-hairy, sometimes almost glabrous, divided 1/4-⅓ way. Corolla white, 8–20 mm long. Anthers red-brown; margins hairy; awns usually slightly unequal. Capsule < or = calyx, 4–8 × 3.5–5 mm.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Indigenous (Endemic)
Phenology
Flowering: Dec.–Mar.
Bibliography
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Barkla J.W.; Courtney, S.P.; Champion, P.D.; Perrie, L.R.; Beadel, S.N.; Ford, K.A.; Breitwieser, I.; Schönberger, I.; Hindmarsh-Walls, R.; Heenan, P.B.; Ladley, K. 2018: Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017. New Zealand Threat Classification Series. No. 22. [Not Threatened]
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Champion, P.D.; Courtney, S.P.; Heenan, P.B.; Barkla, J.W.; Cameron, E.K.; Norton, D.A.; Hitchmough, R.A. 2013: Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2012. New Zealand Threat Classification Series 3. Department of Conservation, Wellington. [Not Threatened]
