Limeum africanum L.

Species

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Characteristics

Sprawling annual or perennial, with long, trailing, prostrate branches. Leaves obovate to oblanceolate, ± fleshy, margins sometimes revolute. Flowers in crowded, terminal cymes on prostrate peduncles, white with green keel, pedicels 3-10 mm long. Mericarp never winged, ± hemispherical, distinctly pitted and ± sharply ridged, blackish. Mainly Aug.-Nov.
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Sprawling annual or perennial with long, trailing branches. Leaves obovate to oblanceolate, margins sometimes revolute. Flowers in crowded, terminal cymes on prostrate peduncles, green and white.
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Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 7-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Images

Limeum africanum unspecified picture

Distribution

Limeum africanum world distribution map, present in Botswana and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:362390-1
WFO ID wfo-0001292852
COL ID 6QB48
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Synonyms

Limeum africanum Limeum africanum subsp. africanum