Nemesia cheiranthus E.Mey. ex Benth.

Species

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Characteristics

An erect herb, annual, glabrous below, finely pilose above, shining, simple or not much branched, slender, about a foot high; stem quadrangular, smooth or nearly so; upper internodes exceeding the leaves; leaves opposite, ovate-oblong or the upper lanceolate, obtuse or rounded at the apex, rounded and amplexicaul at the sessile base or the lower shortly petiolate, subentire or denticulate, 1/2-1 1/4 in. long, 1/12-2/5 in. broad; racemes terminal, 1 1/2-7 in. long, corymbose or oblong, rather lax, several-flowered; bracts alternate, smaller and narrower than the leaves; pedicels in the axils of the bracts, ranging up to 1 1/4 in. long; calyx-segments linear-lanceolate or linear, obtuse, finely pilose, 1/10-1/8 in. long; uppermost corolla-lobes linear-lanceolate or linear, acute, about 1/2-5/8 in. long, about 1/20 in. broad; lateral lobes 1/3 in. long; lower lip of the corolla broad, rounded, emarginate, shorter than the upper; palate bearded; spur conical, straight, 1/8-1/6 in. long; capsule not known.
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Annual, up to 400 mm tall. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, slightly toothed. Flowers in lax racemes, calyx lobes lanceolate, glandular pubescent, corolla 17-26 mm long, upper lip ± 2x length of lower lip, lobes linear, white or lavender, with orange rectangular spot at base, often surrounded by blue and marked with purple, lower lip yellow or white, with a convex palate at base, palate glabrous with 2 orange bosses, spur 3-5 mm long. Capsule oblong emarginate, ± 8 x 5.4 mm.
Annual to 40 cm. Leaves opposite, elliptic-lanceolate, slightly toothed. Flowers in racemes, white, sometimes marked purple, with yellow lower lip with a slightly raised palate with 2 velvety bosses, upper lobes linear, elongate, spur 3-5 mm long. Capsules as long as wide.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.4
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Environment

Light -
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Soil texture 4-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 7 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
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Images

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Distribution

Nemesia cheiranthus world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:806268-1
WFO ID wfo-0001137396
COL ID 6S6SJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Nemesia cheiranthus