Nemesia micrantha Hiern

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Scrophulariaceae > Nemesia

Characteristics

A shining herb, annual, subglabrous, densely branched from the base, about 5 in. high; lower branches decumbent, ascending, upper erect or suberect, all leafy; leaves opposite, lanceolate or sublinear, obtuse or subapiculate at the apex, somewhat narrowed at the sessile or subsessile somewhat clasping base, entire or with a few teeth, 1/3-1 1/2 in. long, 1/20-1/3 in. broad; racemes terminal, several-flowered, 3/4-2 in. long; pedicels slender, 1/6-2/3 in. long; bracts sublinear, mostly alternate, smaller than the leaves; flowers about 1/4 in. long; calyx-segments lanceolate or sub-linear, obtuse, minutely glandular-pilose; corolla-lips about 1/6 in. long; upper lobes about 1/8 in. long, broadly linear; lower lip narrow; palate weakly bearded; spur linear from a broader base, 1/12 in. long, blunt.
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Leafy annual to 15 cm. Leaves opposite, lanceolate, slightly toothed. Flowers in racemes, white with grey veins, upper lobes oblong, with spur ± 1 mm long. Capsules ?
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.13
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

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

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 7 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Nemesia micrantha world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:806308-1
WFO ID wfo-0000381231
COL ID 467SB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Nemesia micrantha