Rochelia leiocarpa Ledeb.

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Rochelia

Characteristics

Herbs strigose. Stems usually single, erect, branched above, 3-6 cm tall. Basal leaves narrowly obovate to obovate, 3-7 mm; stem leaves linear, 5-10 mm. Pedicel 2-3 mm in fruit. Calyx lobes linear, ca. 2 mm, arcuate inward in fruit, crisped pubescent. Corolla light blue; tube shorter than limb; lobes suborbicular. Nutlets oblique ovoid, 2-2.5 mm, glabrous or sparsely pubescent when young, yellowish white, shiny. Fl. and fr. Apr-May.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.25
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OctNovDec
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Rochelia leiocarpa world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:120552-1
WFO ID wfo-0001215869
COL ID 4T8NT
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Synonyms

Rochelia leiocarpa Rochelia incana Rochelia lissocarpa