Class
Family
Genus
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Stellaria decipiens Hook.f., Bot. Antarct. Voy. I. (Fl. Antarct.) Part I, 7 (1844)
Description
Slender annual to perennial herb. Stems prostrate, ascending, terete, glabrous, 5–10–(40) cm long. Lvs yellowish green; marginal vein distinct; lamina glabrous, sometimes ± fleshy, ovate, rarely lanceolate (narrow-lanceolate in ), apiculate to acuminate, cuneate to truncate at base, (3)–5–10–(20) × (1)–4–8–(16) mm; petiole < or = lamina, glabrous or ciliate. Infl. 1–(2)-flowered. Bracts scarious, lanceolate to ovate, c. 1 mm long. Pedicels ascending, to 15 mm. Sepals narrow-lanceolate, acute, 2–3 mm long, not veined or faintly 1–3-veined, glabrous or sparsely ciliate near base; margin scarious. Petals much < sepals or 0. Stamens 5–10. Capsule ovoid, = or slightly > calyx. Seeds dark reddish brown, c. 1 mm long; papillae finger-like, longer than broad.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Indigenous (Endemic)
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Indigenous (Endemic) | 2 |
| Total | 2 |
Phenology
Flowering: Nov.–Mar.; Fruiting: Nov.–Mar.
Bibliography
Hooker, J.D. 1844–1845: The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ships Erebus and Terror in the Years 1839–1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross. I. Flora Antarctica. Part I. Botany of Lord Auckland’s Group and Campbell’s Island. Reeve, Brothers, London.
