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Geum capense Thunb.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Geum

Characteristics

Erect, rhizomatous, perennial herb, 0.13-0.50 m high; roots fascicled, aromatic. Leaves radical, imparipinnate, lateral pinnae depauperate, terminal pinna largest, cordate-ovate or subrotund; cauline leaves few, often trifoliolate or bract-like; stipules adnate to petiole. Inflorescence a lax, terminal, 2-12-flowered cyme. Flowers erect or nodding, bright yellow. Calyx: tube saucer-shaped, persistent, with 5 bracteoles above its base; lobes 5. Petals 5, circular or obovate, longer than calyx, bright yellow. Stamens many, perigynous. Disc smooth, lining receptacle. Gynoecium of many free carpels on a columnar receptacle; ovules solitary per carpel; style filiform; stigma punctiform. Flowering time Sept.-Mar. Fruit 50-250 achenes borne on dry receptacle.
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Perennial herb, up to 0.5 m high in flower; softly hairy. Leaves compound; radical and cauline leaves; leaflets broadly ovate, ± 75 x 50 mm, terminal segment mostly larger than rest; cauline few, small or depauperate, trifid. Flowers: ± 35 mm in diameter, bright yellow; Oct.-Mar. Fruit a cluster of achenes borne on a cylindrical, dry receptacle.
Herb, up to 360 mm tall. Radical leaves unequally pinnatipartite, terminal segment mostly larger than the rest, cauline leaves small or depauperate, trifid. Flowers bright yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 0.36 - 0.5
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 7-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Diarrhea (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 21 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
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Distribution

Geum capense world distribution map, present in Lesotho and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:725202-1
WFO ID wfo-0000986021
COL ID 3FY99
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Geum capense
WorldFloraDB 2024