Selago welwitschii Rolfe

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Scrophulariaceae > Selago

Characteristics

Calyx 1.5–2 mm. long, campanulate, pubescent, 5-lobed to midway or below; lobes c. 1 mm. long, narrowly triangular to linear-oblong, acuminate to obtuse, ciliate, subequal, equal to or longer than tube.
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Inflorescence 3.5–10(25) cm. long, elongate-paniculate of many small pedunculate heads; heads 5–10 x 5–7 mm., circular to broadly oblong, appearing secund where flowering branches are prostrate.
Scrambling or decumbent perennial woody herb or subshrub to 30 cm. tall; branches lax, erect, suberect or prostrate, densely pubescent, moderately leafy throughout.
Leaves 5–15 x 0.8–3 mm., linear, linear-lanceolate or oblong, obtuse, narrowed at base, entire, minutely hispid-pubescent, alternate to nearly opposite.
Corolla white, through pink to lavender or pale blue; tube 3–4 mm. long; lobes 1–1.2 x 0.7 mm., circular-oblong.
Capsule c. 1.5 x 1.8 mm., broadly ovoid-globose, slightly compressed, valves asymmetric, smooth.
Bracts 2–3 mm. long, oblong to obovate-oblong, obtuse, minutely hispid, ciliate at base.
Peduncles 5–15(20) mm. long, slender, densely pubescent.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Selago welwitschii world distribution map, present in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:813472-1
WFO ID wfo-0000495366
COL ID 6YC6J
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Synonyms

Selago welwitschii Selago hoepfneri Selago welwitschii var. welwitschii

Lower taxons

Selago welwitschii var. holubii Selago welwitschii var. australis