Dischisma leptostachyum E.Mey.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Scrophulariaceae > Dischisma

Characteristics

Subshrub, up to 300 mm tall, with ascending, cobwebby branches from a woody rootstock. Leaves well-spaced, narrow, spreading, obscurely toothed, bracts hairy. Flowers in elongate spikes, white, sweetly scented, calyx lobes narrow, hairy on margins.
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Erect, hairy subshrub to 30 cm, with ascending, cobwebby branches. Leaves narrow and spreading, sparsely toothed, 10-25 x 1-3 mm, bracts woolly below. Flowers in elongate spikes, white, 13-15 mm long, calyx lobes narrow and ciliate.
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Growth form subshrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3
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Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Distribution

Dischisma leptostachyum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:813042-1
WFO ID wfo-0000651827
COL ID 36SLH
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Synonyms

Dischisma leptostachyum