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Haemanthus pubescens L.F.

Species

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Characteristics

Bulbous geophyte, up to 300 mm tall, often forming clumps. Leaves 2, dry at flowering, recurved to prostrate, narrowly to broadly strap-shaped, hairy on the upper or lower surface or the margin only. Flowers in a compact head, scape occasionally hairy, bracts as long as or much longer than flowers, distinctly pointed at apex.
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Bulbous geophyte, 7-30 cm. Leaves 2, dry at flowering, recurved to prostrate, strap-shaped, pubescent above or fringed. Flowers in a tight head, on a glabrous or pubescent scape, red (rarely pink), bracts usually 4, large, acute, red (rarely pink), fleshy.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.19 - 0.21
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Flower color
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Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 4-5
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-9

Usage

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Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 7 - 42
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 18
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Minimum temperature (C°) -7
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Images

Haemanthus pubescens unspecified picture

Distribution

Haemanthus pubescens world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:64789-1
WFO ID wfo-0000647995
COL ID 3J7MW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Leucodesmis pubescens Haemanthus pubescens

Lower taxons

Haemanthus pubescens subsp. arenicola Haemanthus pubescens subsp. leipoldtii
WorldFloraDB 2024