Alectra pumila Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Orobanchaceae > Alectra

Characteristics

Annual, holoparasitic herb, up to 0.15 m high; uniformly dwarf and tufted. Stems erect. Leaves with blade scale-like. Flowers: in a dense spike; corolla yellow or yellowish orange; Jan., Feb.
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Annual herb, parasite, 0.03-0.12(-0.30?) m high; stem scabrous. Leaves cauline, scalelike. Inflorescence a dense spike; flowers small. Calyx: lobes shortly obtuse. Flowering time Mar.-June.
Herb, up to 150 mm tall, uniformly dwarf and tufted. Leaves squamiform. Spike dense. Very close to A. orobanchoides. Flowers yellow or yellowish orange.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.15
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Alectra pumila world distribution map, present in Botswana, Lesotho, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:798786-1
WFO ID wfo-0000525426
COL ID BM3H
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Synonyms

Alectra pumila