Kniphofia gracilis Harv. ex Baker

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asphodelaceae > Kniphofia

Characteristics

Plants several-stemmed. Leaves recurving ± at middle, 0.4-1.2 m long, 4-14 mm broad, channelled above, keeled below; margin smooth to sparsely serrulate, often only towards apex. Scape overtopping recurved leaves, 0.25-1.0 m tall. Raceme oblong to narrowly cylindrical, usually tapering towards apex, 90-350 x 28-38 mm, dense or lax; buds ascending, whitish tinged with pink, to yellow or orange; flowers at first spreading, later deflexed, whitish, cream-coloured or yellow. Bracts broadly ovate to oblong, 4.0-6.5 mm long, obtuse to rounded, rarely acute; margin minutely serrulate. Pedicels 1.5-2.0 mm long. Perianth subcylindrical to narrowly funnel-shaped, (11-)13-20 mm long, widening gradually to throat, or ± abruptly about middle; lobes ovate, 2.0-2.5 mm long, often somewhat spreading. Stamens exserted by 0-2 mm at anthesis. Fruit ovoid-triquetrous, 5.75 x 4.5 mm, stipitate.
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Perennial herb. Stems several, short. Leaves recurved at about middle, 0.4-1.2 m long, 4-14 mm wide, V-shaped in cross section, margins smooth to sparsely serrulate toward apex. Inflorescence overtopping recurved leaves, 0.25-1.00 m high, with oblong to narrowly cylindric, dense or lax raceme. Flowers whitish, tinged with pink, or yellow to orange and ascending in bud, whitish, cream-coloured or yellow and spreading to deflexed when mature, 13-20 mm long. Flowering time Dec.-Apr.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-8

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 10 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Images

Kniphofia gracilis unspecified picture

Distribution

Kniphofia gracilis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:537028-1
WFO ID wfo-0000675271
COL ID 6NM2B
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Kniphofia woodii Kniphofia sparsa Kniphofia wyliei Kniphofia gracilis Kniphofia modesta var. lutescens Kniphofia modesta var. woodii