Gnidia squarrosa Druce

Species

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Characteristics

Perennial shrub or dwarf shrub, 0.15-2.00 m high; lax, much branched. Leaves alternate, linear-lanceolate, margins sometimes ciliate. Involucral bracts whorled. Flowers 6-30 at branch tips, pale cream-coloured. Hypanthium pilose; ovary portion and sepal tips often pink. Petaloid floral scales 8, finger-like. Flowering time Aug.-Apr.
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Lax, much-branched, willowy shrub to 2 m. Leaves alternate, linear-lanceolate; involucral leaves whorled, slightly broader, margins sometimes ciliate. Flowers 6-30 at branch tips, pale cream-green, ovary portion and sepal tips often pink, hypanthium pilose, petaloid floral scales 8, finger-like, variable.
Dwarf shrub, up to 2 m high; of variable habit. Leaves alternate; appressed along stem; blade narrowly linear-ovate, 5-7 mm long, glabrous. Flowers: in axils of upper leaves, not distinctly capitate; petals 8; calyx with tube 3-4 mm long, white; Oct., Nov.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.08 - 2.0
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Soil texture 3-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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Images

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Distribution

Gnidia squarrosa world distribution map, present in Lesotho, Portugal, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:831904-1
WFO ID wfo-0000704990
COL ID 3GMMJ
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Synonyms

Gnidia squarrosa Gnidia polystachya var. polystachya Daphne squarrosa