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Haloragis erecta
Allg. Naturgesch. 3: 1871. 1841.
Common names: Erect seaberry
Basionym: Cercodia erecta Banks ex Murray Commentat. Soc. Regiae Sci. Gott. 3: 3, plate 1. 1780
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 10.
A. E. Orchard (1975) recognized two subspecies of Haloragis erecta distinguished primarily on leaf characteristics. North American specimens have been called subsp. erecta, which has relatively thin, lanceolate to ovate leaf blades, and margins with 20–45 teeth. Subspecies cartilaginea (Cheeseman) Orchard is known from the North Cape Peninsula of the North Island of New Zealand and has relatively thick, orbiculate to broadly ovate leaf blades and margins with 10–15 teeth (Orchard).
Distribution
Introduced; California, Pacific Islands (New Zealand).
Discussion
Subspecies 2 (1 in the flora).
Selected References
None.