Lotononis trichodes (E.Mey.) B.-e.van Wyk

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Lotononis

Characteristics

Softly hairy with long hairs; leaflets linear-cuneate, acuminate; bracts lanceolate, equalling the calyx; flowers umbellato-capitate; petals villous, the vexillum not much longer than the rest. A small, depressed shrublet, 6-12 inches long, with short, ascending branches, densely clothed with long, pale hairs. Umbels shortly pedunculate, 4-8 flowered. Calyx 3 lines long; pedicel nearly 2 lines. Flowers blueish-purple. The smallest and most hairy of the genus; resembling a Lotononis.
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L. trichodes is the only species of the subsection with a prostrate habit (the habit in L. harveyi is unknown, however). It is similar to L. pulchella but can easily be distinguished by the prostrate and suffrutescent habit, the thin and slender twigs and the larger bracts. It appears to be restricted to high altitudes on the Winterberg.
Similar to L. pulchella but can be distinguished by prostrate and suffrutescent habit and thin, slender branches from horizontal woody base. Inflorescences umbellate to subumbellate; bracts as long or longer than calyx. Flowers blue.
Life form perennial
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Distribution

Lotononis trichodes world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:962773-1
WFO ID wfo-0000194854
COL ID 3W7TN
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Synonyms

Lotononis trichodes Buchenroedera trichodes Aspalathus trichodes