December 7, 2015

NZ's two poroporo

Here's a photo of the two poroporo species side-by-side at Hinewai Reserve near Akaroa. Solanum laciniatum is on the left and Solanum aviculare is on the right. Note how the petals of Solanum laciniatum are larger with a frilled margin, creating an indent at the tip of each petal , while the petals of Solanum aviculare are smaller and pointed with no frilly margin.

the New Zealand poroporos

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Posted on December 7, 2015 04:06 AM by jon_sullivan jon_sullivan | 6 comments | Leave a comment

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