''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 wetland plants.

Taxonomy

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Haloragis bibracteolata ''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 ...

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Haloragis capensis ''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 ...

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Haloragis depressa ''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 ...

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Haloragis erecta ''Haloragis erecta'', the shrubby haloragis, toatoa or erect seaberry, is a plant species that is endemic to New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main land ...

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Haloragis hexandra ''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 ...

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Haloragis masatierrana ''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 ...

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Haloragis palauensis ''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 ...

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Haloragis prostrata ''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 ...

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Haloragis roei ''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 ...

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Haloragis yarrabensis ''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 ...

'' 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 ''Gonocarpus micranthus'' is a shrub in the watermilfoil family Haloragaceae native to eastern Australia and New Zealand. Common names include creeping raspwort. References Bibliography * {{Taxonbar, from=Q15601899 Flora of Queenslan ...

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Etymology

The name is derived from two Greek words, ''halos'' (sea or salt) and ''rhagos'' (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 Zealand, the Cook Islands, Rapa Nui and the Juan Fernandez Islands, e.g. ''H. prostrata'' (Cook Islands).

Cultivation

Some

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are valued as ornamentals, e.g. 'Wanganui Bronze', 'Wellington Bronze'.

References

Bibliography

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External links

Jepson Manual TreatmentSpecies List
Haloragaceae Saxifragales genera {{Saxifragales-stub