Honkenya peploides, (L.) Ehrh.
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1. H. peploides (L.) Ehrh. View in CoL , Beitr. Naturk. 2: 181 (1788)
( Ammadenia peploides (L.) Rupr. ).
Glabrous, hermaphrodite or dioecious perennial with trailing, succulent stems rooting at the nodes. Leaves 5-20 x 5-10 mm, ovate to oblong, 1-veined, acute. Flowers axillary and solitary, and in 1- to 6-flowered terminal cymes; pedicels usually 2-6 mm. Sepals 3-5 mm, ovate, 1-veined; petals greenish-white, equalling sepals in male flowers, shorter than sepals in female flowers. Capsule (4-)6-l 0 mm wide, globose, twice as long as sepals. Seeds 3—4(—4-5) mm, usually 3-8, dark reddishbrown, shiny, almost smooth. 2« = 66, 68-70. Maritime sands and shingle, very rarely inland. Coasts o f N. & W. Europe; Ural. Be Br D a Fa Fe G a Ge Hb Ho Hs Is Lu No Po Rs (N, B, C) Sb Su. Plants from Iceland and arctic Europe have similar chromosome number, but usually have a more diffuse growth, pedicels 4-15 mm, and capsules with usually 4-12 seeds. They have been given specific rank, but are here treated as var. diffusa (Hornem.) Ostenf.
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Honkenya peploides
Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. 1964 |
H. peploides (L.)
Ehrh. 1788: 181 |