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Alepidea attenuata Weim.

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Alepidea

Characteristics

Caules singulares vel pauci graciles-sat robusti 1.2-2(-3) mm diam. longitudinaliter slriati. Folia subcoriacea; basalia longe petiolata, petioli (2-)4-18 (-25) cm longi semiteretes, laminae 2-5(-10) cm longae 8-18 mm latae ovatae-oblongae(-lanceolatae) basibus rotundatae-subcordatae reticulato-nervosae marginibus serratae inarmatae vel saepius dentibus in setam vel spinulam 2-3 mm longam exeuntes et setis interdentalibus praeditae; caulina numerosa ima petiolata cetera sessilia lineari-lanceolata serrato-setoso-dentata adpressa. Capitula sat breviter pedunculata; bracteae involucrales 10 basibus connatae, 5 majores 4-6 mm longae oblongae acutae, 5 minores 2.5-3 mm longae; sepala 0.4 mm; styli 0.8 mm longi.
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Perennial herb. Flowering stems up to 1 m high; erect. Leaves radical and cauline, simple; blade narrowly ovate, margins serrate, cilia 2-3 mm long; cauline ones many, smaller. Flowers: involucral bracts equal or subequal; greenish white; Jan.-Mar. Fruit tuberculate.
Herb, up to 1 m high. Basal leaves serrate; cilia on leaf margins 2-3 mm long; cauline leaves numerous, narrow, with long petioles. Involucre of 10 equal to subequal bracts. Mericarps tuberculate. Flowers white.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-9
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Alepidea attenuata world distribution map, present in eSwatini and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:837396-1
WFO ID wfo-0000525508
COL ID BP26
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Alepidea attenuata
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