Lasiosiphon pulchellus Decne.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Thymelaeaceae > Lasiosiphon

Characteristics

Perennial shrub, 1-2 m high; branches virgate, slender, glabrous. Leaves alternate, linear-lanceolate or subspathulate, mucronate or obtuse, glabrous. Flowers many, in sessile heads or shortly stalked; involucral bracts 8-12, spathulate, scarcely wider than cauline bracts. Hypanthium densely appressed-silky; sepals narrowly oblong. Flowering time Mar.-July.
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Branches virgate, slender, glabrous; leaves alternate, linear-lanceolate or subspathulate, mucronate or obtuse, 6-12 lin. long, 11,-2.25 lin. wide, glabrous; involucral leaves 8-12, spathulate, scarcely wider than the cauline; heads sessile or shortly stalked, many-flowered; calyx densely adpressed-silky, 1 in. long; lobes narrowly oblong, 2 lin. long.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Distribution

Lasiosiphon pulchellus world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:832155-1
WFO ID wfo-0000445184
COL ID 3SGGF
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Synonyms

Lasiosiphon pulchellus Gnidia pulchella Gnidia pulchella var. dasyphylla Gnidia pulchella var. glabrata Lasiosiphon pulchellus var. dasyphyllus Lasiosiphon pulchellus var. glabratus