Polemannia montana Schltr. & H.Wolff

Species

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Characteristics

Shrub or small tree, up to 4 m high; slender. Leaves compound, trifoliolate; leaflets with apices acute to long acuminate, margins coarsely toothed to deeply divided. Flowers: yellow; Jan.-May. Fruit dorsally flattened, marginal ribs slightly winged.
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A spindly shrub with cane-like branches or occasionally a small tree. The leaflets of P. montana are always coarsely toothed, or more deeply dissected, and are very acute to acuminate.
Shrub or small tree, 1-2(-4) m high, similar to P. grossulariifolia. Leaflets 3-lobed and sometimes serrate, apices acute. Flowering time Feb.-Apr.
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.5 - 3.0
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Soil humidity 1-12
Soil texture 7-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Distribution

Polemannia montana world distribution map, present in Lesotho and South Africa

Conservation status

Polemannia montana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:847329-1
WFO ID wfo-0001068212
COL ID 4KXD8
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Synonyms

Polemannia montana