Plagiobothrys plurisepaleus (common name - White rochelia)[2] is a species of flowering plant in the borage family.[1] It is native to Australia, being found in all mainland states: New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory,[3] in moist areas in and around claypans.[4]
| Plagiobothrys plurisepaleus | |
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| Flower | |
| Fruit | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Plagiobothrys |
| Species: | P. plurisepaleus |
| Binomial name | |
| Plagiobothrys plurisepaleus | |
The inflorescence is coiled in bud, but generally elongates in fruit. The pedicels are generally 0–1 mm, and the flower is bisexual with the sepals fused below the middle.[5]
It was first described as Maccoya sepalea in 1859 by Ferdinand von Mueller,[1][6] but was assigned to the genus, Plagiobothrys, in 1928 by Ivan Murray Johnston.[7]
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| Plagiobothrys plurisepaleus |
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| Plagiobothrys plurisepalus |
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| Maccoya plurisepalea |
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