Disphyma australe

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Kermadec ice plant
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Disphyma australe near Hāwera
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Subfamily:
Tribe:
Genus: Disphyma
Species:
D. australe
Binomial name
Disphyma australe
(Sol. ex Aiton) J.M.Black[1]

Disphyma australe is a species of flowering plant in the family Aizoaceae and is endemic to New Zealand. It is a prostrate, succulent annual shrub or short-lived perennial plant with stems up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) long, leaves that are three-sided in cross-section with a rounded lower angle, and white to deep pink daisy-like flowers with staminodes up to 30 mm (1.2 in) long.

Habit at Punakaiki

Taxonomy[]

New Zealand authorities recognise two subspecies of Disphyma australe:

  • Disphyma australe (W.T.Aiton) N.E.Br. subsp. australe[2] that mostly grows on clif faces, rock stacks and beaches, rarely in marshes and estuaries and occurs on the Three Kings, North Island, South Island, Stewart and Chatham Islands;[3]
  • Disphyma australe subsp. stricticaule Chinnock[4] that is endemic to the Kermadec Islands where it grows on cliff faces, beaches and near bird nesting grounds.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Disphyma australe (Sol. ex Aiton) J.M.Black". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Disphyma australe (W.T.Aiton) N.E.Br. subsp. australe". New Zealand Landcare Research. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. ^ de Lange, Peter J. "Disphyma australe subsp. australe". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Disphyma australe subsp. stricticaule Chinnock". New Zealand Landcare Research. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  5. ^ de Lange, Peter J. "Disphyma australe subsp. stricticaule". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
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