Species of legume
Carmichaelia appressa prostrate broom )[ 4] pea in the family Fabaceae . It is found only in the South Island of New Zealand .[ 4] [ 2] New Zealand Threat Classification System .[ 1]
Description
Carmichaelia appressa is a "spreading, closely-branched plant... forming more or less circular mats to 2 m. diameter" which are closely pressed to the ground. It flowers in summer.[ 3]
Taxonomy
The species was first described by George Simpson in 1945.[ 2] [ 3] CHR_45580_A was collected by Simpson in 1938,[ 5] Canterbury .[ 6]
Habitat
Its habitat is "shingle beaches close to the sea".[ 3]
References
^ a b de Lange, P.J. ; Rolfe, J.R.; Barkla, J. W.; Courtney, S.P.; Champion, P.D.; Perrie, L.R.; Beadel, S.M.; Ford, K.A.; Breitwieser, I.; Schönberger, I.; Hindmarsh-Walls, R. (2018). "Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017" (PDF) . New Zealand Threat Classification Series . 22 : 41. OCLC 1041649797 .^ a b c d "Carmichaelia appressa G.Simpson" . Plants of the World Online . Kew Science. Retrieved 29 November 2019 .^ a b c d Simpson, G. (1945). "A revision of the genus Carmichaelia " . Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand . 75 (2): 231–287 [263]. ^ a b "Carmichaelia appressa | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network" . nzpcn.org.nz . Retrieved 29 November 2019 .^ "Lectotype of Carmichaelia appressa G.Simpson (family FABACEAE)" . JSTOR Global Plants. Retrieved 29 November 2019 .^ "CHR 45580 A (Lectotype), Australasian Virtual Herbarium, Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria" . avh.ala.org.au . Retrieved 30 November 2019 .
External links
