Kniphofia crassifolia Baker

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asphodelaceae > Kniphofia

Characteristics

Plants probably single-stemmed. Leaves grasslike, 400-500 x 3-6 mm, keeled; margin conspicuously serrulate. Scape ±300 mm tall. Raceme subglobose to oblong, dense, ±50 mm long; flowers probably whitish or pale yellow. Bracts lanceolate, acuminate, 5-7 mm long; margin entire. Pedicels 1.0-1.5 mm long. Perianth cylindrical, 15-18 mm long; lobes ovate, 1.5-2.0 mm long, slightly spreading. Stamens exserted by 3 mm at anthesis. Fruit not seen.
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Perennial herb, probably solitary. Leaves grass-like; leaf margin conspicuously serrulate. Perianth 15-18 mm long, cylindrical, not constricted above ovary. Flowers white or pale yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 0.3
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 10 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Distribution

Kniphofia crassifolia world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:537007-1
WFO ID wfo-0000675575
COL ID 6NM2N
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Synonyms

Kniphofia crassifolia