Flora of New Zealand Series

Slender, diffuse, hairy annual. Stem succulent, up to 70 cm long, often lax. Lvs midgreen, sometimes shiny, thin and delicate, rhombic-ovate, up to 5 cm long. Petioles often = or > lamina. At least some bracteoles > perianth at fruiting. Achenes ovoid, dark brown, 1-1.5 mm long.

N.; S.; K., Ch.

Also indigenous through much of the S. Hemisphere.

Coastal cliffs and other coastal sites, lowland forest margins and clearings throughout.

P. debilis is rather variable in form even within the N.Z. region.