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Grielum humifusum Thunb.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Neuradaceae > Grielum

Characteristics

Prostrate, thinly white-woolly perennial, with trailing annual shoots up to 0.6 m long. Leaves pinnatisect, becoming glabrous above, lobes rounded, soft. Flowers yellow with a pale eye, sepals ovate, acuminate, persistently softly hairy. Fruit depressedpentagonal, with a peripheral wing and central spines.
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An annual herb. It lies along the ground. It grows 10 cm high and spreads 30 cm wide. It has a fleshy taproot. The leaves are divided into broad segments. They leaves are hairy underneath. The flowers are a pale yellow. They occur in large numbers and are 2-3 cm across.
Prostrate, thinly white-woolly annual, often mat-forming. Leaves pinnatisect, glabrescent above, lobes rounded. Flowers yellow with a pale eye. Fruits depressed-pentagonal with a peripheral wing and central spines.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.3
Mature height (meter) 0.1
Root system tap-root
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Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in sandy soils. It can grow well in sandy, well-drained soil. It grows in hot arid places with a marked dry season. The dry season can be 6-11 months. It grows from sea level to 1,500 m above sea level. It can grow in semi-desert. It can grow in arid places.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The root is eaten fresh for water. It is slimy.
Uses animal food food medicinal
Edible roots tubers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

It can be grown from seeds. They should be planted in full sun. Plants should be about 20 cm apart.
Mode seedlings
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Images

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Distribution

Grielum humifusum world distribution map, present in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:725429-1
WFO ID wfo-0000710426
COL ID 3HDQV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Grielum flagelliforme Grielum humifusum Grielum laciniatum
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