WorldFloraDB - Nemesia lilacina

Characteristics

Herba annua, 20-37 cm. alta, profuse ramosa, corolla excepta ubique tenuiter et minute glanduloso-pubescens. Rami angulati, inferne subteretes, adscendentes vel subpatentes. Folia 2-3.5 cm. longa, 4-6 mm. lata, anguste lanceolata vel superiora lineari-lanceolata, acuta vel obtusa, dentata. Racemi 9-28 cm. longi, laxi. Bracteae reflexae, 2-5 mm. longae, sessiles, cordato-ovatae, acutae. Pedicelli patentes, graciles, 9-13 mm. longi. Sepala 2-2.5 mm. longa, oblonga vel lineari-oblonga, subacuta. Corolla (palato labii inferioris excepto) glabra; labium superius 3.5 mm. longum, 5-7 mm. latum, 4-lobum, lilacinum, atropurpureo-striatum, lobis oblongis, obtusis; labium inferius infra palatum reflexum, 3-4 mm. longum, 5-6 mm. latum, rotundatum, integrum, pallide purpureo-lilacinum, palato subtuberculato luteo-maculato; calcar 3-3.5 mm. longum, dorsaliter compressum, obtusum, albidum. Capsula 5-7 mm. longa, 3.5-4 mm. lata, oblonga, apice emarginata.

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Corolla lilac to violet; upper lip 3.5 mm. long, 5–7 mm. broad; lower lip 3–4 mm. long, 5–6 mm. broad; spur 3–3.5 mm. long, subcompressed-cylindric, straight.

Leaves 1.5–3.5 x 0.3–0.6 cm., narrowly lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, acute or obtuse, shallowly dentate, glandular-pubescent.

Calyx 2–2.5 mm. long, lobes 0.5–1 mm. wide, oblong or linear-oblong, subacute.

Stem and branches subterete to angular, glandular-pubescent to subglabrous.

Annual herb, erect, 15–35 cm. tall, much branched especially from base.

Bracts 2–5 mm. long, sessile, cordate-ovate, acute.

Racemes (4)9–28 cm. long, lax, glandular-pubescent.

Capsule 5–7 x 3.5–4 mm., oblong, emarginate apex.

Pedicels 7–12 mm. long, slender to filiform.

Life form	annual
Growth form	herb
Growth support	free-standing
Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter)	0.18 - 0.36
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Cultivation

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

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:806298-1
WFO ID	wfo-0001137423
COL ID	467RX
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Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Nemesia lilacina Nemesia linearis var. denticulata

WorldFloraDB 2024

Nemesia lilacina N.E.Br.

Species