Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. decipiens (N.E.Br.) Goyder & Nicholas

Subspecies

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Characteristics

Perennial herb, 0.6-0.9 m high. Young parts of stem, peduncles and pedicels densely white tomentose. Leaves 9-10 times as long as broad, linear. Corolla lobes reflexed, ciliate on one or both margins. Corona lobes with backwardly directed falcate teeth at inner apical angles. Flowers white or pale yellowish tinted purplish outside.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 0.9
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 5-8
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Breast (unspecified), Snuff (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. decipiens world distribution map, present in Lesotho and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20003123-1
WFO ID wfo-0000705660
COL ID 5HHZW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Asclepias decipiens Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. decipiens