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Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Alliaria Heist. ex Fabr., Enum. 161 (1759)
Description
Annual or biennial taprooted herbs. Hairs simple. Stems erect, leafy. Lvs simple, cordate to truncate, petiolate. Racemes ebracteate. Sepals erect, not saccate. Petals white. Stamens 6, without appendages. Lateral nectaries 4, joined around bases of lateral stamens; median nectaries 2. Style short; stigma capitate. Silique linear, dehiscent; valves with prominent midrib and 2 weaker lateral veins; beak 0. Seeds narrow-ovoid to cylindric, not winged, in 1 row per locule.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Casual | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Fabricius, P.C. 1759: Enumeratio Methodica Plantarum horti medici Helmstadiensis.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
