Lasiosiphon suavissimus (Dinter) Domke

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Thymelaeaceae > Lasiosiphon

Characteristics

Twiggy shrub, up to 0.45 m tall, with grey branches. Leaves alternate on young branchlets, elliptic to oblong, glabrous, involucral leaves 5, ovate to obovate, glabrous. Flowers 7, terminal, hypanthium base with long, spreading, silky hairs, persisting in fruit, tube shortly hairy, petaloid floral scales small, yellow, succulent.
Life form annual
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.45
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Environment

Light -
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Soil texture 5-6
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Lasiosiphon suavissimus world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:832171-1
WFO ID wfo-0001282175
COL ID 3SGGX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Gnidia suavissima Lasiosiphon suavissimus