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Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Hymenolobus Nutt., Fl. N. Amer. 1, 117 (1838)
Description
Annual or biennial taprooted herbs. Hairs simple. Stems erect or procumbent, leafy. Lvs simple, entire to pinnatifid. Racemes ebracteate. Sepals erecto-patent, not saccate. Petals white. Stamens 6, without appendages. Lateral nectaries 4, beside bases of single stamens; median nectaries 0. Stigma sessile, capitate. Silicle oblong to obovate, angustiseptate, dehiscent; valves reticulately veined, bluntly keeled but not winged. Seeds ovoid, not winged, in 2 rows 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.
Torrey, J. & Gray, A. 1838: A Flora of North America. Vol. 1. G. & C. Carville & Co., New York.
