Carmichaelia corrugata
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Carmichaelia corrugata (common name Common dwarf broom)[4] is a species of pea in the family Fabaceae. It is found only on the South Island of New Zealand.[2]
Description
C. corrugata is a low growing (2-8 cm tall) leafless shrub consisting of yellow-green branches with blunt orange tips, forming a dense mat about 1 m wide. The branches are 1.5-3.5mm wide and grooved. The flowers are in pairs and are pink with a dark purple centre, and flowering occurs from October to May, with fruiting from November to June.[4]
Habitat
It is found on gravel and sand soils, stone and gravel ridges, river terraces, river beds, and disturbed sites.[4]
Taxonomy & naming
The species was first described by Colenso in 1883. The specific epithet, corrugata, is a Latin adjective meaning "wrinkled".[4] There are no synonyms.[4][2]
Conservation status
In both 2004 and 2008, it was assessed as "Not Threatened". In 2012, it was found to be "At Risk - Declining",[4] and by 2018 it was declared "Threatened - Nationally Vulnerable" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[1][4]
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: 9. OCLC 1041649797.
- ^ a b c "Carmichaelia corrugata Colenso | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ Colenso, J.W. (1883). "Art. XL.—Descriptions of a few new Indigenous Plants". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 15: 320.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Carmichaelia corrugata | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". nzpcn.org.nz. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
Further reading
- Heenan, P.B. (1995). "A taxonomic revision of Carmichaelia(Fabaceae — Galegeae) in New Zealand (part I)". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 33 (4): 455–475. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1995.10410618. ISSN 0028-825X. pdf