Carmichaelia appressa
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Seeds still held by the plant | |
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Species: | C. appressa
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Occurrence data from AVH |
Carmichaelia appressa (common name prostrate broom)[4] is a species of pea in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in the South Island of New Zealand.[4][2] Its conservation status (2018) is "At Risk - Naturally Uncommon" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[1]
Description
C. appressa is a "spreading, closely-branched plant... forming more or less circular mats to 2 m. diameter" which are closely pressed to the ground. It flowers in summer.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was first described by George Simpson in 1945.[2][3] A lectotype, CHR_45580_A was collected by Simpson in 1938,[5] in February from Ellesmere Spit, Canterbury.[6]
Habitat
Its habitat is "shingle beaches close to the sea".[3]
References
- ^ a b de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Barkla, J. W.; Courtney, S.P.; Champion, P.D.; Perrie, L.R.; Beadel, S.M.; Ford, K.A.; Breitwieser, I.; Schönberger, I.; Hindmarsh-Walls, R. (2018). "Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 22: 41. OCLC 1041649797.
- ^ a b c "Carmichaelia appressa G.Simpson | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d Simpson, G. (1945). "COCKAYNE MEMORIAL PAPER, No. I. A Revision of the genus Carmichaelia". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. lxxv: 263.
- ^ a b "Carmichaelia appressa | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". nzpcn.org.nz. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "Lectotype of Carmichaelia appressa G.Simpson (family FABACEAE)". JSTOR Global Plants. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "CHR 45580 A (Lectotype) , Australasian Virtual Herbarium, Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria". avh.ala.org.au. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
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External links
- Carmichaelia appressa occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium
Media related to Carmichaelia appressa at Wikimedia Commons