Carmichaelia nana (Benth.) Colenso ex Hook.f. is a plant in the Fabaceae family, order Fabales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Carmichaelia nana (Benth.) Colenso ex Hook.f.

Carmichaelia nana (Benth.) Colenso ex Hook.f.

Carmichaelia nana is a low mat-forming New Zealand shrub found from lowland to alpine open, gravelly habitats. Wait no, correction: Carmichaelia nana is a dwarf spreading mat shrub growing 20–60 mm tall, found in lowland to alpine alluvial river beds, terraces, and moraines.

Family
Genus
Carmichaelia
Order
Fabales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Carmichaelia nana (Benth.) Colenso ex Hook.f.

Carmichaelia nana (Benth.) Colenso ex Hook.f. is a dwarf, spreading shrub that forms a dense mat. This species reaches 20 to 60 mm in height and 0.5 m in width. It grows across a range that includes lowland to alpine habitats, specifically in alluvial river beds, terraces, and moraines.

Photo: (c) Shirley Kerr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Shirley Kerr · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Fabaceae Carmichaelia

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