Carmichaelia appressa
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| Carmichaelia appressa | |
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| Stems lying flat & flowers | |
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| Seeds still held by the plant | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Carmichaelia |
| Species: | C. appressa |
| Binomial name | |
| Carmichaelia appressa | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Carmichaelia appressa (common name prostrate broom)[4] is a species of pea in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in the South Island of New Zealand.[4][2] Its conservation status (2018) is "At Risk - Naturally Uncommon" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[1]
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] A lectotype, CHR_45580_A was collected by Simpson in 1938,[5] in February from Ellesmere Spit, Canterbury.[6]
