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Lasiosiphon microphyllus Meisn.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Thymelaeaceae > Lasiosiphon

Characteristics

A dwarf undershrub, branched from the base; branches slender, rigid, glabrous; leaves alternate, rather distant, adpressed to the stem, linear-oblong, obtuse, glabrous, about 2 lin. long and 0.16 lin. wide; involucral leaves broadly ovate, acute, 3 lin. long, 1 1/3 lin. wide, puberulous; flowers in terminal heads; calyx-tube 7 lin. long, with long silky hairs below, puberulous or glabrous above; lobes elliptic, obtuse, 1.5 lin. long, 1 lin. wide; petals small; anthers oblong; ovary shortly stalked, ovoid, glabrous; style nearly as long as the calyx-tube.
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Perennial shrub or dwarf shrub, 0.2-1.0 m high; branched from base; branches slender, rigid, glabrous. Leaves alternate, rather distant, appressed to stem, linear-oblong, obtuse, glabrous. Flowers in terminal heads; involucral bracts broadly ovate, acute, puberulous. Hypanthium: tube with long silky hairs below, puberulous or glabrous above; sepals elliptic, obtuse. Petaloid floral outgrowths small. Anthers oblong. Ovary shortly stalked, ovoid, glabrous. Style nearly as long as hypanthium tube. Flowering time Dec.-June.
Dwarf shrub, up to 350 mm high; many stemmed; sparse foliage. Leaves alternate; distant, appressed to stem; blade linear, narrowly ovate or narrowly obovate, 5-10 mm long, apex acute. Flowers: in heads with bracts ovate, apices obtuse, appressed silvery hairy, membranous, brownish; petals 5; calyx with tube ± 10 mm long, light yellow; Sep.-Nov.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.28 - 0.68
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Distribution

Lasiosiphon microphyllus world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:832141-1
WFO ID wfo-0001142405
COL ID 3SGG2
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Synonyms

Gnidia kuntzei Gnidia microphylla Lasiosiphon microphyllus
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