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Hypoxis hirsuta Coville

Common goldstar (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Hypoxidaceae > Hypoxis

Characteristics

Lvs linear, pilose, 2–10 mm wide, to 6 dm at anthesis, the main ones 5–9-nerved; scape shorter than the lvs at anthesis, to 4 dm at maturity, bearing an irregular umbel of 2–6 fls on long pedicels; fls yellow, irregular in size, 1–2.5 cm wide; anthers deeply sagittate, the pollen-sacs divergent below; fr ellipsoid, 3–6 mm, indehiscent, containing several shiny, black, sharply muricate seeds 1–1.5 mm. Dry open woods; Me. to Man., s. to Ga. and Tex. Apr.–July. (H. leptocarpa)
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A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It has a large corm. The stems are 15-30 cm tall. The leaves are sword shaped and 60-70 cm long by 1 cm wide. They are covered with white hairs. The flowers have 6 star shaped petals. They are about 1 cm across. They are in groups of 5-7 flowers. They are pale yellow. The flower buds are covered with small hairs.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.2
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It grows on mountain slopes and rocky places. It is best in acid soils.
Light 5-6
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

The roots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
Uses medicinal
Edible roots
Therapeutic use Heart Medicine (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Hypoxis hirsuta leaf picture by Debbye (cc-by-sa)
Hypoxis hirsuta leaf picture by frogs (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Hypoxis hirsuta flower picture by Alex Netherton (cc-by-sa)
Hypoxis hirsuta flower picture by Trisha Blecich (cc-by-sa)
Hypoxis hirsuta flower picture by John Cumper (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Hypoxis hirsuta world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Canada, Colombia, Micronesia (Federated States of), Georgia, Malaysia, Nicaragua, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:126636-2
WFO ID wfo-0000669139
COL ID 3P245
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Hypoxis grandis Ornithogalum hirsutum Hypoxis carolinensis Hypoxis graminea Hypoxis micrantha Hypoxis pallida Hypoxis pilosa Hypoxis hirsuta f. hirsuta Hypoxis erecta Hypoxis hirsuta f. villosissima Hypoxis hirsuta var. hirsuta Hypoxis hirsuta
WorldFloraDB 2024