Biology:Gunnera hamiltonii

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Gunnera hamiltonii
Gunnera hamiltonii by John Barkla.jpg
Gunnera hamiltonii at the Rakiura National Park

Nationally Critical (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Gunnerales
Family: Gunneraceae
Genus: Gunnera
Species:
G. hamiltonii
Binomial name
Gunnera hamiltonii
Kirk

Gunnera hamiltonii is a creeping herbaceous plant in the family Gunneraceae,[1] with clusters of small (2 to 7 cm) grey-brown leaves forming a dense mat. Small green flowers are followed by red berries in the autumn.

It is one of the rarest plants in its native New Zealand, with Southland and Stewart Island/Rakiura representing two of the suspected 5 remaining natural habitats. Natural fertilisation of these plants is now difficult as the male and female plants are separate.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5619214 entry