Anigozanthos humilis Lindl.

Species

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Characteristics

Leaves variable in size, flat, falcate, to 20 cm long and 15 mm wide, green. Scape 10-30 cm tall, occasionally to 100 cm, straight, rarely once-branched near base. Floral hairs variably yellow and orange-red, rarely pure yellow. Perianth straight with margins downcurved for 75% of length, 25-50 mm long, 8-19 mm wide at insertion of outer filaments; central lobes usually horizontal, 4-11 mm long; outer lobes variably reflexed upwards to 90°, 4-13 mm long. Stamens triseriate, the outer pair the lowest; anthers 2-3.5 mm long; filaments 1.5-3.5 mm long. Style 15-42 mm long. Seeds 0.5-1 mm long, black.
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A large herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Root system -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Occurs in well-drained sand and in sandy loam over laterite or limestone; usually in undulating terrain supporting heath, mallee, low woodland and occasionally forest.
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It is a warm temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible rhizomes roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
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Germination luminosity -
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Minimum temperature (C°) -7
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Images

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Distribution

Anigozanthos humilis world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:429578-1
WFO ID wfo-0000340097
COL ID 66Q5Z
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Anigozanthos humilis

Lower taxons

Anigozanthos humilis subsp. humilis