Lithospermum scabrum Thunb.

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Lithospermum

Characteristics

Stem herbaceous or slightly woody below, more or less branched, hirsute, up to 46 cm [as '18 in.'] high; leaves oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, the lower attenuate below, hirsute with bulbous-based hairs on both surfaces, variable in size but usually about 36 x 8 mm [as '18 by 4 lin.']; racemes terminal; bracts leafy; pedicels 2.1 mm [as '1 lin.'] long; calyx-lobes lanceolate, obtuse, with bulbous-based hairs on both surfaces; corolla white; tube scarcely longer than the calyx; lobes obovate-rotundate, undulate; style exserted; nutlets 3 mm [as '1 1/2 lin.'] long, ovoid, shining white, smooth.
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Perennial herb with annual stems from rootstock. Leaves with blade narrowly ovate-oblong, up to 40 x 8 mm, apex obtuse; basal leaves decurrent, lower ones attenuate at base, margins entire. Flowers in leafy, terminal cymes. Corolla with tube ± 3-4 mm long; lobes ± 1-2 mm long, white. Flowering time Sept.-Mar. Fruit of nutlets, white, smooth, shining.
Perennial herb, with annual stems from rootstock. Leaves pubescent; blade narrowly ovate-oblong, up to 40 x 8 mm, apex obtuse, basal leaves decurrent, lower ones attenuate at base, margins entire. Flowers: in leafy terminal cymes; corolla with tube ± 3-4 mm long, lobes ± 1-2 mm long, white; Sep.-Mar. Fruit of nutlets, white, smooth, shining.
Low to procumbent, roughly hairy subshrub, up to 300 mm tall. Leaves narrowly elliptic to narrowly ovate. Flowers in compact heads, white, sweetly scented.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3
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Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 7-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Images

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Distribution

Lithospermum scabrum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:118208-1
WFO ID wfo-0001215493
COL ID 6QKLC
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Synonyms

Lithospermum scabrum