Biology:Australina pusilla

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Urticaceae

Australina pusilla
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Foliage and flower buds
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Botanical illustration
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Urticaceae
Genus: Australina
Species:
A. pusilla
Binomial name
Australina pusilla
(Poir.) Gaudich.
Synonyms[1]
  • Australina hispidula Colenso
  • Australina muelleri Wedd.
  • Australina novae-zelandiae Hook.f.
  • Australina pusilla var. major Hook.f.
  • Australina pusilla var. minor Hook.f.
  • Australina septemdentata Gand.
  • Australina tasmanica Hook.f.
  • Urtica pusilla Poir.
  • Urtica tasmanica F.Muell.

Australina pusilla, the small shade nettle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Urticaceae, native to eastern Australia, and New Zealand.[1][2] A highly variable perennial herb reaching 50 cm (20 in), it is often found growing alongside shady streams.[2]

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are accepted:[1]

  • Australina pusilla subsp. muelleri (Wedd.) Friis & Wilmot-Dear – Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania
  • Australina pusilla subsp. pusilla – New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, North Island, South Island

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15609318 entry