Polygala umbellata Thunb.

Species

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Characteristics

Slender, dwarf shrub, woody at base, glabrous, erect or decumbent, 0.3-0.4 m high. Leaves alternate, linear to narrowly elliptic, up to 18 mm long, acute, flat or channelled above, ciliate. Flowers papilionaceous, pink or magenta, in dense, terminal, umbel-like clusters, purple, entire, obtuse. Flowering time Aug.-Nov. Fruit a membranous capsule, narrowly obovate, with a small marginal rim. Seed ellipsoid, hairy.
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Slender subshrub to 40 cm, with sprawling branches from woody base. Leaves linear to narrowly elliptic. Flowers in dense, terminal, umbel-like clusters, purple, entire, obtuse.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.4
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 1-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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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Images

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Distribution

Polygala umbellata world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:692512-1
WFO ID wfo-0001100413
COL ID 4L8HH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Polygala ciliolata Polygala umbellata Polygala ciliatifolia