Macropidia fuliginosa Druce

Species

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Characteristics

Leaves 20-50 cm long, 10-15 mm wide, glabrous, bluish green, several in flattened fans. Scape 0.5-1.8 m tall, exceeding the leaves. Perianth 5-6 cm long; tube 12-18 mm long; lobes irregularly curled after anthesis. Anthers 3-5 mm long; filaments 2.5-3.5 cm long. Style 5-6 cm long. Seed 3-5 mm diam.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.8
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Environment

Favours lateritic plateau terrain, usually in low heath and open mallee over heath, and also, near its southern limits, in Eucalyptus marginata low woodland.
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Usage

Uses environmental use
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 18
Germination luminosity light
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Images

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Distribution

Macropidia fuliginosa world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:65815-1
WFO ID wfo-0000464692
COL ID 6R3XK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Anigozanthos fuliginosus Macropidia fuliginosa Macropidia fumosa