Cromidon decumbens (Thunb.) Hilliard

Species

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Characteristics

Bushy, sprawling, aromatic, perennial herb, 60-400 mm tall, stems and leaves with spreading to retrorse acute hairs. Leaves ovate, contracted into petiolar part near base, toothed. Flowers in crowded heads, corolla tube broadly funnel-shaped, 2-3.5 mm long, bilabiate, normally 5-lobed, white.
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Sprawling, glandular-hairy, much-branched perennial to 10 cm. Leaves ovate, glandular-hairy, toothed. Flowers in heads grouped in loose corymbs, (4)5-lobed, white with orange patch, sometimes flowers female and then stigma well exserted.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.06 - 0.4
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 7-8
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

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Therapeutic use -
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Cromidon decumbens world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:962182-1
WFO ID wfo-0000626289
COL ID ZL9C
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cromidon decumbens Selago decumbens Polycarena intertexta