Myosotis galpinii C.H.Wright

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Myosotis

Characteristics

Stem glabrous, purplish-black when dry; leaves elliptic, attenuate below into a pseudo-petiole 76 mm [as '3 in.'] long, sheathing at the base and ciliate along the margin; blade scabrid with bulbous-based hairs above and near the apex beneath, elsewhere glabrous; cymes pseudo-terminal; peduncle, rhachis and outside of calyx hirsute; calyx-lobes 1.5 mm [as '3/4 lin.'] long, linear, 3-nerved; corolla blue; tube 2.1 mm [as '1 lin.'] long, scaly in the throat; lobes elliptic-oblong; anthers oblong, inserted near the mouth of the corolla-tube; style about as long as the corolla-tube; nutlets lenticular, smooth.
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Perennial herb, 0.5-0.7 m high. Stems glabrous, purplish black when dry. Leaves basally with blade elliptic, up to 50 x 24 mm, decurrent, base attenuate, apex acute, pubescent on upper surface, lower surface glabrous except for some setae near apex and along main. Calyx 3-nerved. Corolla ± 3 mm long, blue. Flowering time Oct.-Mar.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 0.7
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 10-12
Soil texture 7-8
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity dark
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Myosotis galpinii world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:119026-1
WFO ID wfo-0001215482
COL ID 455WD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Myosotis galpinii