Alepidea serrata Eckl. & Zeyh.

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Alepidea

Characteristics

Caules plerumque singulares ramosi remote foliati 1-2 mm diam. Folia tenuia; folia rosulata: petioli 2-4 vel ad 8 cm longi subteretes supra canaliculati, laminae 2-5 cm longae 4-8 mm latae basibus rotundatae-late cuneatae marginibus setis interdentalibus ad 7 mm longis inflexis praeditae vel obtuse crenato-serratae. Folia caulina pauca sessilia lanceolata. Capitula ± longe pedunculata; bracteae involucrales 10 basibus connatae; 5 majores partibus liberis 3-5 mm longae acutae-subacutae obscure prominenter nervosae; 5 minores 1.5-2.5 mm longae. Sepala 0.6-0.7 mm longa triangularia acuta; petala 1-1.2 mm longa lanceolata; filamenta staminum 1 mm longa; anlherae 0.5 mm longae obovoideae; mericarpia 1.8-2 mm longa 1-1.2 mm crassa dense verruculosa; styli c:a 1 mm longi filiformes.
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Perennial herb, 0.1-0.2 m high, when in flower up to 0.5 m high; rosulate at base. Leaves linear, shallowly serrate to deeply toothed, intertooth setae inflexed toward midvein, dentine setae spreading in the same plane, or perpendicular to lamina. Flowering time midsummer.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.2
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 7-8
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:837437-1
WFO ID wfo-0000525564
COL ID BP3B
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Alepidea serrata Alepidea ferrata Alepidea serrata var. serrata

Lower taxons

Alepidea serrata var. cathcartensis