Dischisma capitatum Choisy

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Scrophulariaceae > Dischisma

Characteristics

Annual to 10 cm, branched near base. Leaves linear, spreading, minutely toothed, 10-25 x 1-2 mm, bracts broad and ciliate below, drawn into long, leaf-like tips. Flowers in dense, rounded, capitate spikes becoming indurated in fruit, tiny, white, 3-5 mm long, calyx lobes narrow and ciliate.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Images

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Distribution

Dischisma capitatum world distribution map, present in Australia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:813033-1
WFO ID wfo-0000651815
COL ID 36SL8
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Synonyms

Dischisma capitatum Hebenstretia capitata