| Gunnera monoica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Gunnerales |
| Family: | Gunneraceae |
| Genus: | Gunnera |
| Species: | G. monoica |
| Binomial name | |
| Gunnera monoica Raoul, E. (1844) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Gunnera mixta Kirk | |
Gunnera monoica is a species of Gunnera endemic to New Zealand. It is one of the smallest species of Gunnera, with leaves of around 3 cm (1.2 in) wide. It spreads by forming stolons in damp ground.
Description
G. monoica flowers between October and November, and produces fruit from December until February. This fruit is barrel shaped and white in colour, though some varieties may have purple or red flecks. The leaves have a rounded appearance and either a corrugated or spiky margin. The species is visually similar to Gunnera strigosa, but with differences in the leaf shape and hair distribution. The fruits are small, only 2 millimetres in length, and red to reddish-yellow. It grows in moist, lowland forests and grasslands.
Range
Gunnera monoica is native to New Zealand.
Bibliography
- Armitage, James (2012), "Gunnera great and small", The Garden, 137 (9), Royal Horticultural Society
- Stock, Paul (2002), "Fixation with Gunnera", New Zealand Garden Journal, 5 (2): 12–14
References
- "Gunnera monoica Raoul (1844)". Landcare Research New Zealand. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- Armitage 2012, pp. 49.
- ^ "Gunnera monoica Raoul". New Zealand Flora. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- Stock 2002, pp. 13.
- "Gunnera mixta". Alpine Garden Society. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- "Gunnera mixta Kirk | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science".
- "Gunnera mixta Kirk [family GUNNERACEAE]".
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