Buchnera reducta Hiern

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Orobanchaceae > Buchnera

Characteristics

Annual, hemiparasitic herb, up to 0.3 m high; stems and leaves hairy, ranging from patent to appressed. Stems erect. Leaves with blade linear or narrowly obovate. Flowers: small, up to 5 mm long; in a spike; corolla tube with outer surface hispid, blue-mauve; Feb.-May.
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Erect, semiparasitic herb, up to 300 mm tall. Stem and leaves hairy, ranging from patent to adpressed. Leaves linear or oblanceolate. Flowers spicate, small, up to 5 mm long. Calyx tube hispidulous outside. Flowers blue-mauve.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Buchnera reducta world distribution map, present in Botswana, Lesotho, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:800066-1
WFO ID wfo-0000573749
COL ID NMP4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Buchnera reducta