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Volume IV (1988) - Flora of New Zealand Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons
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Myosotis colensoi (Kirk) J.F.Macbr.

M. colensoi (Kirk) J. F. Macbr., Contr. Gray Herb.  48:   51  (1916)

Patch-forming mat plant. Rosette lvs 2-3 cm long, lanceolate; hairs closely appressed, ± overlapping, straight, longer and shorter intermingled, abaxially fewer and more even. Lateral branches decumbent; lvs > internodes, oblong, with hairs similar. Cymes usually simple, bracteate; internodes short. Calyx hairs mixed long and short, closely appressed. Corolla white, c. 8 mm diam.; tube cylindric; lobes flat; filaments short; anther tips protruding.

S.: Canterbury, Marlborough.

Endemic.

Restricted to a few special limestone habitats.

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