Alchemilla colura Hilliard

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Alchemilla

Characteristics

Herba perennis, tegetiformans; caules prostrati vel decumbentes partibus juvenilibus tenuiter patenti-pilosa. Stipulae usque ad c. 10 x 7 mm, ambitu plusminusve oblongae, apice profunde dentato, subtus et marginibus tenuiter pilosae. Folia petiolis c. (10-)20-30 mm longis, tenuiter patentipilosa; lamina usque ad c. 15 x 30 mm, reniformis, ad tertiam partem 5-loba; lobi ambitu hemisphaerici, 7-9-dentati, supra tenuiter appresse pilosi, subtus praecipue ad nervos densius pilosi. Paniculae axillares, usque ad 100 mm longae, parte florifera 30 mm. Flores subsessiles, in axillis bractearum ad apicem hypanthii attingentium; hypanthium 1.5 mm longum; sepala c. 1.25 mm longa, deltoidea; episepala c. 0.5-0.75 mm longa, linearia vel elliptica, omnia tenuiter pilosa. Stamina 4. Stylus solitarius, stigmate capitato.
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Perennial herb; stems prostrate and decumbent, ± partly patent-pilose when young. Leaves with petioles (10-)20-30 mm long; lamina 15 x 30 mm, 5-lobed; lobes not rounded but almost truncate; median tooth considerably shorter than remaining teeth, 3-4 mm long, roughly oblong. Stipules ± 10 x 7 mm. Inflorescences of axillary panicles, ± 100 mm long, flowering parts 30 mm long. Flowers subsessile, in axils of bracts; hypanthium 1.5 mm long; episepals 0.50-0.75 mm long, linear or elliptic, pilose; sepals 1.25 mm long, deltoid; stamens 4; styles solitary; stigma capitate. Flowering time Nov.-Feb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

Light -
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Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 21 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
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Distribution

Alchemilla colura world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:930725-1
WFO ID wfo-0000986232
COL ID BHJL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Alchemilla colura