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Gunnera monoica
Species of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[2]
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Description
G. monoica flowers between October and November, and produces fruit from December until February.[3] This fruit is barrel shaped and white in colour, though some varieties may have purple or red flecks.[3] The leaves have a rounded appearance and either a corrugated or spiky margin. [4] 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.[5]
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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
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