Flora of New Zealand Series

T. flaccidum A. Cunn. in Compan. bot. Mag.  2,  1837,  378.

Type locality: S. America.

Slender herb, often sward-forming. Lvs 2–40 cm. long; ligule rounded to subacute; lamina 0.3–1.5–(2) mm. diam., almost terete and slightly channelled above sheath, flattened towards subacute tip. Raceme c. = peduncle, 1–20 cm. long; pedicels 1–3 mm. long, at rather wide angle to axis. Fls (1)–2 mm. long; stylar tips greenish, slightly spreading. Fr. 2–3 mm. long, subglobose, composed of 3 keeled fertile follicles and 3 narrower sterile carpels, all rather loosely attached to carpophore.

DIST.: N., S., St., Ch.

Widely distributed in Australia, Africa, and America and recorded also from S. Portugal.

Common near the coast in damp places but also found inland.

FL. (10)–11–2–(3). FT. 11–3–(4).

T. flaccidum. Type locality: "In salt creeks connected with Wangaroa Harbour.—1834, A. Cunningham." Lvs described as 6–8 inches long. Part of this gathering is at K.

Vars based on heights of stems and widths of lvs have been named. In N.Z. a wide range in size reflects habitat conditions but no correlated morphological differences have been recognized.