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Carmichaelia nana is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in both the North and South Islands of New Zealand.[4][2] Its conservation status in 2013 was assessed as "At Risk (declinining)" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, but in 2018 its risk under the same system became "Threatened-Nationally Vulnerable".[1]

Carmichaelia nana
Rangipo Desert, Waikato
Conservation status
Nationally Vulnerable (NZ TCS)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Carmichaelia
Species:	C. nana
Binomial name
Carmichaelia nana (Benth.) Colenso ex Hook.f.[2][3]
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[2]
Carmichaelia enysii Kirk Carmichaelia orbiculata Colenso

Description

Carmichaelia nana is a dwarf, spreading shrub growing in a dense mat from 20 to 60 mm high and 0.5 m wide.[4]

Taxonomy

The species was first described by George Bentham as C. australis var. β nana.[3] It was raised to species level by William Colenso in 1864 in Joseph Dalton Hooker's "Handbook of New Zealand Flora".[2][3] The species epithet, nana, is a Latin adjective meaning "diminutive" or "dwarfed".[5]

Habitat

It is found from both lowland to alpine habitats in alluvial river beds, terraces, and moraines.[4]

References

External links

• Carmichaelia nana occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium
• Media related to Carmichaelia nana at Wikimedia Commons

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