Passerina truncata (Meisn.) Bredenk. & A.e.van Wyk

Species

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Characteristics

Shrub or dwarf shrub, 0.3-1.5 m high. Leaves: adaxial surface concave, tomentose, surface laterally compressed, glabrous. Bracts obovate to widely obovate, 3 x 1.4 mm, lamina villous on inside, glabrous on outside, coriaceous, ribbed or ribbed and reticulate-veined on each side of main vein. Hypanthium: neck tomentose, ± 0.7 mm long. Flowering time Sept.-Nov. Fruit an achene.
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Shrub or shrublet, 0.3-1.5 m tall. Leaves oblong, apex truncate or hump-backed, hairy beneath, 2-4 mm long, bracts obovate, ribbed, larger than leaves. Flowers few in dense spikes, cream-coloured, yellow or reddish-brown, hypanthium ± 6 mm long, neck very short. Fruits dry.
Shrub or shrublet. Leaves truncate or hump-backed, hairy beneath, 2-4 mm long, bracts obovate, ribbed, larger. Flowers few in dense spikes, tube ± 3.5 mm long, neck very short. Fruits dry.
Life form annual
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 1.5
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Environment

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Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Passerina truncata world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20006884-1
WFO ID wfo-0001265878
COL ID 4DY4P
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Passerina truncata Passerina rigida var. truncata Passerina rigida var. tetragona Passerina truncata subsp. truncata

Lower taxons

Passerina truncata subsp. monticola