Alepidea galpinii Dümmer

Species

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Characteristics

Planta gracilis 15-25 cm alta. Caules singulares 1-1.2 mm diam. teretes. Folia tenuia-sat crassa supra viridia subtus glaucescentia; basalia rosulata; petioli 2-5 cm longi applanati supra canaliculati; laminae 2-2.5 cm longae 0.8-1 cm latae ovatae-cordato-ovatae-oblongae reticulato-nervosae marginibus ± grosse setoso-serratae; folia caulina pauca amplexicaulia lanceolata. Capitula sat breviter pedunculata; bracteae involucrales 10 parte dimidia basali connatae, 5 majores partibus liberis 4-4.5 mm longae anguste triangulares apicibus acutae-acuminatae, 5 minores 2.2-2.5 mm longae; sepala 0.6-0.7 mm longa; styli 1.4-1.5 mm longi.
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Perennial herb, up to 0.1 m high, when in flower up to 0.3 m high. Leaves few, lax, lamina thin, ovate, cordate to rounded, 20-25 mm long, serrate, teeth small, setae projecting or antrorse. Involucral bracts white, narrowly acuminate. Flowering time midsummer.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.13 - 0.18
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Environment

Light -
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Soil texture 7-8
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

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Therapeutic use -
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Alepidea galpinii world distribution map, present in Lesotho and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:837414-1
WFO ID wfo-0000525534
COL ID BP2N
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Alepidea galpinii