Asclepias crassinervis N.E.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Asclepias

Characteristics

Perennial herb, 130-280 mm tall. Leaves 9-10 times as long as broad, linear. Umbels 2 or 3, terminal, 4-6-flowered, umbels not exceeding subtending leaves. Corolla lobes reflexed-spreading; glabrous or with a few hairs at tips on back. Flowers white or greenish white, dark purple-brown on back; corona dark purple-brown with white sides.
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A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.13 - 0.28
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a subtropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Asclepias crassinervis world distribution map, present in eSwatini and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:94200-1
WFO ID wfo-0000551232
COL ID H6BP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Asclepias crassinervis Stathmostelma crassinerve