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Buchnera simplex (Thunb.) Druce

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Orobanchaceae > Buchnera

Characteristics

Annual or perennial herb, parasite, 0.06-0.52 m high; stem terete, simple, glabrous, subglabrous or hispid at base. Leaves basal, lower broadly obovate, upper linear-oblong, hispid. Inflorescence short, terminal, compact when mature; flowers white. Bracts mostly ciliate. Calyx 4-8 mm long; tube 8-ribbed, glabrous; lobe ciliate. Corolla white; tube externally glabrous; lobes glabrous. Stamens and style included in corolla tube. Flowering time Oct.-Mar. Fruit extends beyond calyx lobes when mature.
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Annual or perennial, hemiparasitic herb, up to 0.35 m high. Stems slender. Leaves ± basal; blade ovate, oblong or obovate, 70 x 15 mm, 3-veined. Flowers: in congested, terminal inflorescences; calyx glabrous except on margins; corolla tube glabrous or nearly so on outer surface, white; Sep.-Apr.
Slender, semiparasitic herb, up to 350 mm tall. Leaves oval, oblong or obovate. Calyx glabrous except margin. Corolla tube glabrous outside or nearly so. Flowers white.
Hemiparasitic perennial to 30 cm. Leaves mostly basal, shortly scabrid. Flowers crowded in dense spikes, purple or white, corolla ± glabrous.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support parasite
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.35
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 4-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:800081-1
WFO ID wfo-0000573769
COL ID NMPM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Buchnera glabrata Erinus simplex Buchnera simplex
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