Aspalathus incana R.Dahlgren

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Aspalathus

Characteristics

A procumbent or decumbent low shrublet with slender yellowish branches, fairly much branched basally, otherwise sparingly branched. Young branches tomentose, densely so towards the tips. Leaves trifoliolate, those on the youngest long-shoots without axillary short-shoots, older branches with lateral short-shoots (with rather small leaves). Leaflets (of young long-shoot leaves) flat, oblanceolate, 6-12 x 3-4.5 mm, weak and soft, acute, clothed on both sides with white or grey, tomentose pubescence (not silvery sericeous). Inflorescences and flowers not available (flowers probably in terminal groups). Bracts caducous, not seen. Pedicel ±1-2 mm long, villous, merging into the calyx. Bracteoles subfiliform, shorter than 2.5 mm, weak, with spreading hairs. Calyx densely woolly or tomentose (spreading hairs); lobes linear-oblong, 4-5 mm long, 1.5-2 mm broad, acute, woolly. Petals not seen. Pistil: ovary pubescent; ovules 2. Pod ±8 mm long, obliquely lanceolate, densely white-woolly, one-seeded.
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Sprawling shrublet with yellowish branches. Leaves 3-foliolate, leaflets oblanceolate, flat, weak, grey-hairy. Flowers ?, probably in terminal groups, calyx woolly, lobes linear-oblong.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Soil texture 5-6
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Distribution

Aspalathus incana world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:475598-1
WFO ID wfo-0000211210
COL ID HB2V
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Synonyms

Aspalathus incana