Muraltia acerosa Harv.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Polygalaceae > Muraltia

Characteristics

Sparsely hairy undershrub to 20 cm, producing slender stems from woody rootstock. Leaves sessile, fascicled or solitary, elliptic, channelled, rigid, spine-tipped. Flowers on short pedicels, axillary, pink or white. Capsules shortly horned.
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Distribution

Muraltia acerosa world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:690726-1
WFO ID wfo-0001100426
COL ID 73QZW
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Synonyms

Muraltia acerosa