Class
Family
Annual herbs. Lvs basal and cauline, 2–3-pinnatisect, the lower petiolate, the upper sessile; segments linear to filiform. Fls terminal on stems and branches, often closely invested by an involucre of lvs. Sepals 5 (more in cvs), petaloid, yellowish white, bluish, or greenish, not spurred. Petals 5 (0 in cvs), lobed and bearing nectaries, < sepals, not spurred. Stamens many. Carpels 5–(10), united, sometimes only at base; ovules many; styles long. Fr. a capsule composed of 5–(10) usually united follicles.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Category | Number |
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Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
Total | 1 |