Oldenlandia capensis var. capensis Kuntze

Variety

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Characteristics

Prostrate or ascending annual herb, (20-)80-220 mm tall. Flowers sometimes solitary at nodes or few in subsessile axillary fascicles, pedicels very short, 1-2(-4) mm long. Calyx lobes 4, 1 mm long or less. Corolla tube 0.6-0.9 mm long. Capsule obconic. Flowers white, deep lilac, dull reddish, pink or lilac.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.17
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Environment

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Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Oldenlandia capensis var. capensis world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Botswana, Central African Republic, Congo, Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Kenya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Mauritania, Namibia, Nigeria, Sudan, Senegal, Chad, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77171849-1
WFO ID wfo-0000254777
COL ID 5QC55
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Synonyms

Oldenlandia inconstans Oldenlandia sabulosa Oldenlandia geminiflora Oldenlandia riparia Hedyotis ramosissima Hedyotis geminiflora Hedyotis riparia Hedyotis sabulosa Oldenlandia capensis var. capensis Oldenlandia ramosissima