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Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Lapsana L., Sp. Pl. 811-812 (1753)
Description
Annual to perennial taprooted herbs. Hairs glandular, eglandular, or 0. Stems branching above. Lvs basal and cauline, lyrate-pinnatifid to undivided. Capitula in diffuse panicles. Involucral bracts in 2 rows, glabrous or hairy, the outer few, much < the inner. Receptacle areolate, glabrous; scales 0. Corolla ligulate, yellow. Style branches filiform, dark. Achenes few, pale, fusiform, weakly flattened, ribbed, not beaked; pappus 0.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
