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Arctotis L.

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Arctotis L., Sp. Pl. 922-923 (1753)
Arctotis L.

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Exotic
Wild
New Zealand
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L.
L.
1753
922-923
ICN
Arctotis L.
genus
Arctotis

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Arctotis

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Arctotis L.

Annual to perennial herbs; stems trailing or erect; latex 0. Lvs in rosettes and alternate on stems, lyrate-pinnatifid, toothed, or entire. Capitula axillary, solitary, on long peduncles. Involucral bracts free, in several series; outermost row small, narrowed to a linear to spathulate appendage; inner rows progressively longer, oblong, without appendages. Receptacle flat, alveolate, ciliate; scales 0. Outer florets ligulate, ♀. Disc florets ☿ or the inner ♂. Achenes obovoid to obconic, with 2 furrows on the dorsal side. Pappus of 2 rows of oblong scarious scales, the outer very short, the inner longer.

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Arctotis L.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Arctotis L.
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
Arctotis L.
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
Arctotis L.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District

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62187c2e-e9cd-4c9b-b8f2-3c449a9e464a
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Names_Plants
1 January 2000
13 August 2008
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