Samolus repens
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| Samolus repens | |
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| At Cape Otway, Victoria, Australia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Samolaceae |
| Genus: | Samolus |
| Species: | S. repens |
| Binomial name | |
| Samolus repens (G.Forst.) Pers. | |
Samolus repens is a species of water pimpernel native to Australia, New Zealand and adjacent Pacific islands, and South America (South Chile),[1] where it is common in temperate and subtropic coastlines. This species has small white or occasionally pink flowers with a flowering period from September through to March or April.[2][3] Common names include Creeping Brookweed[3] and Creeping Bushweed.[2]
Synonyms
The species was first described by Georg Forster in 1776 and placed in the genus Samolus in 1805 by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon.[1] The following synonyms exist:[1][4]
- Lysimachia sedoides Lehm.
- Samolus ambiguus R.Brown
- S. eremaeus Jacobs
- S. littoralis R.Brown
- S. platyphyllos F.Muell.
- S. repens var. ambiguus (R.Brown) Benth.
- S. repens var. incana (Labill.) Duby in DC
- S. repens var. floribundus Benth.
- S. repens var. paucifolius Benth.
- S. repens var. procumbens Knuth
- S. repens var. strictus Cock.
- Sheffieldia repens Forst.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Crusio W.E. (1982). "Het geslacht Samolus L.". Communications of the Dutch Waterplant Society (in Dutch) 2: 13–25.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Johns, Louise. "Online Field guide to Common Saltmarsh Plants of Queensland". Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Samolus repens (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Pers.". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ↑ Crusio W.E. (1984). "Notes on the genus Samolus L. (Primulaceae)". Communications of the Dutch Waterplant Society 6: 13–16.
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