Glabrous Whitlowgrass - Erophila glabrescens
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Glabrous Whitlowgrass - Erophila glabrescens | dylan | Avon Gorge, Leigh Woods, Downs etc. | 4 Jan 2022, 11:18 a.m. | 3 Jan 2022, 12:38 p.m. | |
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Glabrous Whitlowgrass - Erophila glabrescens | dylan | Floating Harbour and River Avon | 18 Nov 2022, 11:04 p.m. | 18 Nov 2022, 11:03 a.m. |
Species Description
Stace 4:
E. glabrescens Jord. - Glabrous Whitlowgrass.
Plant subglabrous to sparsely hairy with 1-many stems to 9cm; fruit oblanceolate to elliptic, more or less flat, 3-6mm, 1.5-4x as long as wide, with 20-60 seeds; 2n=48-56. Native; habitat and distribution as in E. verna; less common but as frequent in North as in South.
Key:
- Leaves and lower parts of stems subglabrous to moderately hairy, green; petioles ≥1/2 as long as leaf blades; seeds 0.5-0.8mm
- Petioles 1.5-2.5x as long as leaf-blades; petals bifid ≤1/2 way to base; usually subglabrous