Lithospermum diversifolium Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Lithospermum

Characteristics

Stem herbaceous, erect, branched, minutely and adpressedly scabrid; lowest leaves patently and minutely hispid, oval-oblong, obtuse, flat and long attenuate into a petiole, middle leaves lanceolate, uppermost linear, sessile, revolute at the margins, adpressedly scabrid; racemes terminal, leafy; pedicels short; corolla twice as long as the calyx; nutlets ovoid, scarcely subacuminate, smooth, shining.
More
Straggling, perennial herb, ± 0.3 m high. Stems patently pubescent. Leaves with blade obovate, some hairs bent. Flowers terminal between leaves. Corolla ± 3 mm long, white. Flowering time Nov.-Mar. Fruit of white, smooth nutlets.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 7-8
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Lithospermum diversifolium world distribution map, present in Lesotho and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:118033-1
WFO ID wfo-0001215488
COL ID 3VLC2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Lithospermum diversifolium