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Gomphocarpus tomentosus subsp. tomentosus (E.Mey.) Druce

Subspecies

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Characteristics

Perennial herb or shrub, up to 2 m high, with fibrous roots and erect stems; young parts of stem, peduncles, pedicels and outside of corolla densely, white tomentose. Leaves with blade linear, 9-10 x as long as broad. Flowers: in several, racemosely arranged, nodding, 3-7-flowered umbels; corona lobes D-shaped, without teeth; corolla lobes reflexed, glabrous inside, white-cream-coloured or light yellow; Oct.-Jun. Fruit a follicle tapering gradually to a slender beak.
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Perennial herb, 0.6-1.2 m high. Young parts of stem, peduncles, pedicels and outside of corolla densely white tomentose. Leaves 9-10 times as long as broad, linear. Umbels several, racemosely arranged, 3-7-flowered. Corolla lobes reflexed, glabrous inside. Corona lobes D-shaped, without teeth. Flowers white, cream or light yellow.
Young shoots mostly tomentose. Follicles 5-8 x c.1.5-2 cm, ovoid, tapering gradually into a long-attenuate beak, somewhat inflated.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.3 - 1.6
Root system fibrous-root
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Environment

Light -
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Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Images

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Distribution

Gomphocarpus tomentosus subsp. tomentosus world distribution map, present in Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, eSwatini, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77173493-1
WFO ID wfo-0001425910
COL ID 5HJ24
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Asclepias lanata Gomphocarpus lanatus Gomphocarpus nutans Asclepias nutans Gomphocarpus tomentosus subsp. tomentosus
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