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Lessertia frutescens subsp. frutescens Houtt.

Subspecies

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Characteristics

Shrub, up to 2 m high; branching from apex of deep tap root. Branches ridged, densely strigose, becoming almost glabrous. Leaves up to 80 mm long, imparipinnate. Leaflets alternate, ± linear-oblong; upper surface glabrous; lower surface pubescent. Stipules small, ovate. Inflorescences of 2-5-flowered racemes. Flowers red, purplish when dry. Flowering time Apr.-Dec.? Pod greenish, flushed purplish. Seeds many, black.
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Perennial shrub, semidecumbent or upright, up to 3 m high. Branches slightly ridged. Leaves imparipinnate, greyish green; leaflets ± 18 x 5 mm. Flowers: in a short 2-7-flowered raceme; calyx campanulate; corolla 28-52 mm long, bright red; Sep., Oct. Pods when mature < 2.5 x as long as broad, membranous, inflated, upper suture either concave or convex.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.5
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Soil humidity 1-3
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Images

Lessertia frutescens subsp. frutescens unspecified picture
Lessertia frutescens subsp. frutescens unspecified picture

Distribution

Lessertia frutescens subsp. frutescens world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77190396-1
WFO ID wfo-0001425596
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Synonyms

Colutea wightiana Colutia amoena Colutia rubra Colutea fruticosa Colutea grandiflora Lessertia frutescens subsp. frutescens
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