Carmichaelia appressa | |
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Stems lying flat & flowers | |
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Seeds still held by the plant | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Carmichaelia |
Species: | C. appressa
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Binomial name | |
Carmichaelia appressa | |
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Occurrence data from AVH |
Carmichaelia appressa (common name prostrate broom) [4] is a species of pea in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in the South Island of New Zealand. [4] [2] Its conservation status (2018) is "At Risk - Naturally Uncommon" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System. [1]
Carmichaelia appressa is a "spreading, closely-branched plant... forming more or less circular mats to 2 m. diameter" which are closely pressed to the ground. It flowers in summer. [3]
The species was first described by George Simpson in 1945. [2] [3] A lectotype, CHR_45580_A was collected by Simpson in 1938, [5] in February from Ellesmere Spit, Canterbury. [6]
Its habitat is "shingle beaches close to the sea". [3]