Heliophila Burm.F.

Genus

Angiosperms > Brassicales > Brassicaceae

Characteristics

Annual herbs. Sepals dimorphic. Petals clawed. Stamens 6. Nectariferous glands 2, outside base of short stamens. Siliqua dehiscent, terete or compressed parallel to septum, moniliform; style persistent, not a beak. Seeds in 1 row per locule.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 14 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 18
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Images

Heliophila unspecified picture

Distribution

Heliophila world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:12639-1
WFO ID wfo-4000017258
COL ID 62TNC
BDTFX ID 86534
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Prisciana Carponema Carpopodium Cycloptychis Brachycarpaea Heliophila Leptormus Ormiscus

Lower taxons

Heliophila monosperma Heliophila namaquensis Heliophila hurkana Heliophila suborbicularis Heliophila brassicaefolia Heliophila cornellsbergia Heliophila ramosissima Heliophila juncea Heliophila acuminata Heliophila adpressa Heliophila africana Heliophila arenaria Heliophila arenosa Heliophila brachycarpa Heliophila brassicifolia Heliophila bulbostyla Heliophila callosa Heliophila carnosa Heliophila cedarbergensis Heliophila cinerea Heliophila collina Heliophila cornuta Heliophila crithmifolia Heliophila cuneata Heliophila decurva Heliophila diffusa Heliophila digitata Heliophila dregeana Heliophila elata Heliophila elongata Heliophila esterhuyseniae Heliophila eximia Heliophila filicaulis Heliophila formosa Heliophila gariepina Heliophila glauca Heliophila katbergensis Heliophila laciniata Heliophila linearis Heliophila thunbergii Heliophila leptophylla Heliophila linoides Heliophila macowaniana Heliophila macra Heliophila macrosperma Heliophila meyeri Heliophila minima Heliophila namaquana Heliophila nubigena Heliophila patens Heliophila pectinata Heliophila pendula Heliophila pinnata Heliophila promontorii Heliophila pubescens Heliophila refracta Heliophila remotiflora Heliophila rigidiuscula Heliophila rimicola Heliophila scandens Heliophila schulzii Heliophila scoparia Heliophila seselifolia Heliophila suavissima Heliophila subulata Heliophila tabularis Heliophila tricuspidata Heliophila trifurca Heliophila tulbaghensis Heliophila variabilis Heliophila polygaloides Heliophila ephemera Heliophila alpina Heliophila amplexicaulis Heliophila lactea Heliophila pusilla Heliophila concatenata Heliophila coronopifolia Heliophila dissecta Heliophila deserticola Heliophila obibensis Heliophila affinis Heliophila maraisiana