Gunnera prorepens
Creator
Date
2014
Identifier
University of Otago
Publisher
Botany Department
Abstract
Gunnera prorepens typically grows on boggy ground near streams. Like all gunneras it hosts intracellular cyanobacteria that fix atmospheric nitrogen. This unique symbiosis may help this species grow in low fertility soils.
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Citation
Botany Department, “Gunnera prorepens,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed December 27, 2024, https://otago.ourheritage.ac.nz/items/show/8775.