Nemesia hanoverica Hiern

Species

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Characteristics

A decumbent herb, suffruticose below, apparently perennial, much branched, pilose above, 9 in. high or more; branches wiry, diffuse, herbaceous above, slender, tetragonous, furrowed, ascending; upper internodes shorter than the leaves, middle ones longer; leaves opposite, ovate or lanceolate, subobtuse or acute at the apex, apiculate, shortly narrowed or wedge-shaped at the base, membranous, sparingly pilose, serrate-dentate or denticulate or the upper floral subentire, 2/5-1 1/4 in. long, 1/6-5/8 in. broad; petioles ranging up to 1/2 in. long; flowers axillary and in terminal bracteate racemes; peduncle and pedicels slender, spreading or ascending, shortly pilose, 1/8-1/2 in. long; bracts alternate or opposite, lanceolate, subentire, like the leaves but smaller; calyx-segments lanceolate or sublinear, acute, entire, shortly pilose, about 1/5 in. long; corolla 2/5 in. long, apparently whitish, sparingly pilose outside, thinly membranous; upper lip 1/4 in. long; lobes short, rounded; lower lip nearly as long as the upper; spur conical, about 1/8 in. long, 1/8 in. broad at the base, narrow at the free end; capsule oblong, subtruncate at the apex, unequal and rounded at the base, slightly or scarcely narrowed below the apex, not horned at the apex.
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Perennial herb or suffrutex, up to 0.3 m high. Stems erect, decumbent, much branched, hairy in upper parts. Leaves with blade narrowly ovate to ovate, 10-32 x 4-16 mm, apex obtuse or acute, apiculate, base shortly narrowed or wedge-shaped, variously toothed, but upper ones ± entire; petioles 7-24 mm long. Flowers: in upper leaf axils and in terminal racemes; spur widely conical, ending with short narrow section, 3 x 3 mm, at 90° angle to pedicel; corolla ± 10 mm long, sparsely pilose, upper lobes ± 6 mm long, rounded, lower lip ± 6.4 mm long, whitish; Mar. Fruit an ovate or somewhat urceolate capsule, up to 9.0 x 7.5 mm, apex truncate, level to somewhat oblique, not horned.
Perennial, decumbent herb or suffrutex, up to 300 mm high; stems erect, spreading or ascending, much branched, hairy in upper parts. Leaves petiolate; lanceolate to ovate, ± obtuse or acute, apiculate, variously toothed but upper ones ± entire. Flowers in upper leaf axils and in terminal racemes. Bracts as small leaves. Corolla whitish; upper lobes short, rounded. Spur widely conical, ending with short, narrow section, ± 3 x 3 mm. Fruit up to 9 x 7.5 mm, ovate or somewhat urceolate, truncate, level to somewhat oblique.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 7-8
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 7 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 21
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Distribution

Nemesia hanoverica world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:806290-1
WFO ID wfo-0001137416
COL ID 467RG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Nemesia hanoverica