Carmichaelia appressa

Carmichaelia appressa (common name prostrate broom)[4] is a species of pea in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in the South Island of New Zealand.[4][2] Its conservation status (2018) is "At Risk - Naturally Uncommon" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[1]

Carmichaelia appressa
Stems lying flat & flowers
Seeds still held by the plant

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Genus:
Carmichaelia
Species:
C. appressa
Binomial name
Carmichaelia appressa
Occurrence data from AVH

Description

C. appressa is a "spreading, closely-branched plant... forming more or less circular mats to 2 m. diameter" which are closely pressed to the ground. It flowers in summer.[3]

Taxonomy

The species was first described by George Simpson in 1945.[2][3] A lectotype, CHR_45580_A was collected by Simpson in 1938,[5] in February from Ellesmere Spit, Canterbury.[6]

Habitat

Its habitat is "shingle beaches close to the sea".[3]

References
  1. 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: 41. OCLC 1041649797.
  2. "Carmichaelia appressa G.Simpson | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  3. Simpson, G. (1945). "COCKAYNE MEMORIAL PAPER, No. I. A Revision of the genus Carmichaelia". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. lxxv: 263.
  4. "Carmichaelia appressa | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". nzpcn.org.nz. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  5. "Lectotype of Carmichaelia appressa G.Simpson (family FABACEAE)". JSTOR Global Plants. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  6. "CHR 45580 A (Lectotype) , Australasian Virtual Herbarium, Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria". avh.ala.org.au. Retrieved 30 November 2019.


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