Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Modiola Monech, Methodus (Moench) 619-20 (1794)
 Description

Procumbent herb. Lvs variously palmately divided. Epicalyx segments 3, free to base; calyx evenly 5-toothed; petals spreading, obtuse. Style-branches as many as loculi, filiform. Fr. of numerous, 2–3-seeded, awned cells arranged in a single flat whorl, dehiscent and separating from central axis.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

 Biostatus
Exotic
Number of species in New Zealand within Modiola Monech
CategoryNumber
Exotic: Fully Naturalised1
Total1
 Bibliography
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Moench, C. 1794: Methodus plantas horti botanici et agri Marburgensis. Officina Nova Libraria Academiae, Marburg.