''Haloragis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family
Haloragaceae
Haloragaceae (the watermilfoil family) is a eudicot flowering plant family in the order Saxifragales, based on the phylogenetic APG system. In the Cronquist system, it was included in the order Haloragales.
Description
The Haloragaceae ...
. Some species are known commonly as seaberry and most are native to the southern hemisphere. They are annual or perennial herbs to small shrubs, and many are terrestrial wetland plants.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Haloragis'' includes 29 accepted species:
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Haloragis aculeolata'' Benth.
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Haloragis acutangula'' F.Muell.
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Haloragis aspera
''Haloragis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Haloragaceae. Some species are known commonly as seaberry and most are native to the southern hemisphere. They are annual or perennial herbs to small shrubs, and many are terrestrial wetl ...
'' Lindl.
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Haloragis digyna'' Labill.
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Haloragis dura'' Orchard
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Haloragis eichleri'' Orchard
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Haloragis erecta
''Haloragis erecta'', the shrubby haloragis, toatoa, fireweed or erect seaberry, is a plant species that is endemic to New Zealand
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'' (Murray) Oken
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Haloragis exalata'' F.Muell.
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Haloragis eyreana'' Orchard
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Haloragis foliosa'' Benth.
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Haloragis glauca'' Lindl.
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Haloragis gossei'' F.Muell.
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Haloragis hamata'' Orchard
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Haloragis heterophylla'' Brongn.
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Haloragis luminosa'' Wege & Orchard
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Haloragis maierae'' Orchard
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Haloragis masafuerana'' Skottsb.
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Haloragis masatierrana'' Skottsb.
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Haloragis milesiae'' Peter G.Wilson & Makinson
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Haloragis myriocarpa'' Orchard
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Haloragis odontocarpa'' F.Muell.
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Haloragis platycarpa'' Benth.
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Haloragis prostrata'' J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
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Haloragis scoparia'' Fenzl
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Haloragis serra'' Brongn.
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Haloragis stokesii'' F.Br.
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Haloragis stricta'' R.Br. ex Benth.
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Haloragis trigonocarpa
''Haloragis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Haloragaceae. Some species are known commonly as seaberry and most are native to the southern hemisphere. They are annual or perennial herbs to small shrubs, and many are terrestrial wetl ...
'' F.Muell.
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Haloragis uncatipila'' Orchard
A number of species, previously placed here, have subsequently been placed in other related genera, including:
* ''Haloragis micrantha'' (Thunb.)
R.Br. ex Sieb. & Zucc. (''syn.'' ''
Gonocarpus micranthus''
Thunb.)
Etymology
The name is derived from two Greek words, ''ἅλς - hals'' (sea or salt) and ''ῥάξ - rax'' (grape-berry). This refers to the first discovered species being found on beaches and having globular fruit.
Distribution and habitat
Of the 28 species, 23 are endemic to Australia and the remainder to the South Pacific (
Tuvalu
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,
New Caledonia
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, New Zealand, the
Cook Islands
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,
Rapa Nui
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and the
Juan Fernandez Islands
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, e.g. ''H. prostrata'' (Cook Islands).
Cultivation
Some
cultivars
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are valued as
ornamentals
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, e.g. 'Wanganui Bronze', 'Wellington Bronze'.
References
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External links
Jepson Manual TreatmentSpecies List
Haloragaceae
Saxifragales genera
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