Babiana mucronata subsp. mucronata

Subspecies

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Characteristics

Plants with well-developed aerial stem, mostly 150-350 mm high, suberect, usually branched. Leaves lanceolate, 7-15(-20) mm wide, usually reaching to ± middle or top of spike, margins not thickened. Spike 6-to 12-flowered; bracts 15-25 mm long. Flowers violet, lower lateral tepals with white or pale yellow markings edged violet; perianth tube mostly 15-18(-25) mm long; dorsal tepal 25-35 mm long, lower tepals joined to upper laterals 3-5 mm and to one another for ± 2.5 mm, forming a lip, lower 15-18 mm long. Filaments 13-16 mm long; anthers 5-7 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.35
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Environment

Light -
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Soil texture 5-8
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Babiana mucronata subsp. mucronata world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77170636-1
WFO ID wfo-0000790701
COL ID 5FW3F
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Babiana mucronata subsp. mucronata