| Sample ID | 286-5-1b |
|---|---|
| Species | sonchifolia |
| Genus | Emilia |
| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Common name | purple sow thistle flora's paint brush |
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| Pollen / Spore | pollen |
|---|---|
| Morphologic type | tricolporate |
| Surface pattern | echinate |
| Equatorial size | min 27.2, mean 27.7, max 28.3 |
| Polar size | min 27.3, mean 27.8, max 28.6 |
| Equatorial shape | circular, suboblate |
| Polar shape | circular |
| Grain arrangement | dicot |
| Aperture count | 3 |
| Pore surface shape | circular |
| Wall thickness | 2.1 |
| Dispersal form | monad |
| Morphology notes | Spine (echini) average 2.2um. Pore circular-irregular |
| Plant type | angiosperm |
|---|---|
| Floristic region(s) | Australia (tropical) |
| Vegetation communities | herbland |
| Ecology notes | Smith, A. C. 1991. Flora Vitiensis nova: A new flora of Fiji. Lawai, Kauai, Hawaii. National Tropical Botanical Garden. 5:318-320. |
| Habitat notes | naturalized from near sea level to about 900 m as a weed in cultivated areas and villages, along roadsides, on open hillsides among reeds and on edges of open ponds, and sometimes in forested areas (Smith, 1991). Native range: eastern and southern Asia and western Pacific. In Australia distribution includes NT, Qld and eastern states. |
| Collector | Anne & Mark Myerscough |
|---|---|
| Institution | Charles Darwin University |
| ANU access code | 17022 |
| Collection method | floral reference |
| Herbarium sample? | False |
| Collection site | Casuarina Coastal Reserve, Darwin, Northern Territory |
| Collection country | Australia |
| Collection date | 2004-06-17 |
| Collection notes | Photographed |
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