Coriandrum sativum L.
coriander
Erect annual. Stems solid, finely grooved, striate, up to 40 cm high. Basal lvs 1-pinnate, petiolate; leaflets pinnatifid or irregularly lobed, serrate, sessile, c. 10-30 mm long. Stem lvs dissimilar to basal, 2-4-pinnate, shortly petiolate; segments linear. Umbels 1-3 cm diam.; rays 3-6; bracts 0-1, linear; bracteoles usually 3-4, linear. Fls few to numerous, white or pink, the outer irregular, up to 6 mm diam. Fr. globose, reddish brown, c. 4-5 mm long; mericarps not separating at maturity.
N.: Auckland City, Henderson, Wellington City; S.: Christchurch, and near Dunedin.
E. Mediterranean 1948
Rare casual of waste places.
FL Nov-Jan.
