Stenosemis angustifolia E.Mey. ex Harv. & Sond.

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Stenosemis

Characteristics

Perennial herb, up to 0.5 m high. Stems procumbent, glabrous, distinctly ribbed. Leaves slender, much dissected, 3-pinnate to multifid, ultimate lobules short (6-8 x 1 mm), linear, sulcate beneath with nerves prominent, upper ones smaller; petioles 50-75 mm long. Inflorescences: umbels terminal, multirayed on short or long peduncles (procumbent in at least the interior form). Involucre and involucel of many narrowly ovate bracts. Calyx teeth minute, narrowly triangular. Petals white (buds and/or umbel axes often pink). Anthers reddish. Flowering time Dec.-Mar. Fruit roundish ovoid, subterete; mericarps with 5 wing-like ridges, wings thick, corky, undulate.
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Distinguished by the pinnate leaves with linear, flat lobes, the non-sulcate stems without white ridges and the smaller fruits.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.5
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Environment

Light -
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Soil texture 7-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

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Therapeutic use -
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Stenosemis angustifolia world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:849216-1
WFO ID wfo-0001068216
COL ID 524YL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Stenosemis angustifolia