Thesium durum Hilliard & B.L.Burtt

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Santalaceae > Thesium

Characteristics

Frutex pumilus, densus, durus, ramis teretibus interdum fere prostratis. Folia usque ad 2.5 x 1 mm, lanceolata, acuta vel acuminata, glabra, in ramulis juvenilibus imbricata apicibus plus minusve patentibus, in ramulis vetustis arte appressa dimidio superiore saepe sicco et brunneo. Flores aut solitarii terminales aut 2-4 terminales et axillares in ramulis nanis lateralibus c. 4 mm longis spicas densas formantibus. Bracteae floribus breviores, late lanceolatae, acutissimae, marginibus angustis hyalinis; bracteolae similes sed minores. Perianthium c. 2 mm longum; lobi tubo plus minusve aequales, late lanceolati, acuti, apice cucullato dense barbato. Antherae tubo semi-exsertae, c. 0.75 mm longae, apicibus pilis perianthinis affixis. Stylus stigmate incluso 0.5-1 mm longus. Ovarium placenta contorta. Fructus non visus.
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Dwarf shrub, 0.1-0.4 m high; dense, hard. Stems stout, procumbent, rush-like, blackish green when dry. Leaves reduced; blade narrowly ovate to triangular, up to 3 mm long. Flowers: sessile, in short, terminal, spike-like inflorescences; bracts shorter than flowers, margins finely fringed; perianth bearded, ± 2 mm long, white; Nov., Dec. Fruit ± 1 mm long.
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Soil texture 7-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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Distribution

Thesium durum world distribution map, present in Lesotho and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:903246-1
WFO ID wfo-0001134349
COL ID 56FD9
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Synonyms

Thesium durum