Polygala filicaulis Baill.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Polygalaceae > Polygala

Characteristics

Flowers small, purplish, pedicels very short, in terminal, congested racemes 2–5 cm. long with glabrous rhachis and very small, caducous bracts and bracteoles.
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Posterior sepal 1.2 mm. long; wing sepals 1.8–2.2 x 0.6–0.9 mm., elliptic to broadly elliptic; anterior sepals 1 mm. long, free.
Seeds 0.8 x 0.5 mm., ellipsoid, with a few minute white hairs and no caruncle.
Annual herb up to 40 cm. tall with slender, wiry or filiform, glabrous stems.
Upper petals 0.6 mm. long; carina 1 x 0.8 mm., crest 0.5 mm. long.
Leaves 5–12 x 0.5–1 mm., linear, with needle-like tips.
Capsule 1 x 0.8 mm.
Life form
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.4
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 18
Germination luminosity light
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:691441-1
WFO ID wfo-0001100183
COL ID 4L7HX
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Synonyms

Polygala filicaulis