Plagiobothrys plurisepaleus (common name - White rochelia)[2] is a species of flowering plant in the borage family.[1] It is native to Australia, being found in all mainland states: New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory,[3] in moist areas in and around claypans.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Plagiobothrys |
| Species: | P. plurisepaleus
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Description
editThe inflorescence is coiled in bud, but generally elongates in fruit. The pedicels are generally 0–1 mm, and the flower is bisexual with the sepals fused below the middle.[5]
Taxonomy
editIt was first described as Maccoya sepalea in 1859 by Ferdinand von Mueller,[1][6] but was assigned to the genus, Plagiobothrys, in 1928 by Ivan Murray Johnston.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Plagiobothrys plurisepaleus". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ "Flora of Victoria: Plagiobothrys plurisepaleus". vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "Plagiobothrys plurisepaleus". avh.ala.org.au. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "Plagiobothrys plurisepalus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "UC/JEPS: Jepson Manual treatment for PLAGIOBOTHRYS". ucjeps.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ Mueller, F.J.H. von (1859). "Maccoya". Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. 1 (5): 127.
- ^ Johnston, I.M. (1928). "I. Studies in the Boraginaceae - VII". Contributions of the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University. 81: 75.
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