Osteocarpum pentapterum (F.Muell. & Tate) Volkens

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Osteocarpum

Characteristics

Rounded perennial branched from base c. 20 cm high, pilose in leaf axils otherwise glabrous. Leaves congested, clavate, c. 5 mm long, fleshy. Fruiting perianth: tube depressed-globular, sessile, ribbed, c. 1 mm high and 1.5 mm wide; wings 5, erect, fan-shaped, c. 2 mm high, arising from side of tube, in all c. 6 mm diam. Seed horizontal; radicle centrifugal to slightly ascending.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.2
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Environment

Grows in heavysoil subject to flooding.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Osteocarpum pentapterum world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1016934-1
WFO ID wfo-0001295238
COL ID 75BNW
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Osteocarpum pentapterum