Anisodontea racemosa (Harv.) D.M.Bates

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Anisodontea

Characteristics

Low, slender shrub, up to ± 800 mm tall, stems and leaves stellate-pubescent. Leaves deeply 3-parted into ± obovate to oblong divisions, middle lobe apically toothed but otherwise entire, side lobes irregularly toothed, yellow-green. Flowers on long, slender, ± leafless stems, 1-3 per node, pale pink with darker centre, epicalyx of 3 ovate bracts.
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Slender, densely glandular-hairy subshrub to 50 cm. Leaves deeply 3-lobed and often pinnate-toothed. Flowers 1-few in axils and racemose, pink, epicalyx of 3 lanceolate lobes.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Mature height (meter) 0.8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Distribution

Anisodontea racemosa world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:558950-1
WFO ID wfo-0000537249
COL ID 673X4
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Synonyms

Malveopsis racemosa Anisodontea racemosa Malvastrum racemosum