Trachyandra laxa var. laxa Poelln.

Variety

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asphodelaceae > Trachyandra > Trachyandra laxa

Characteristics

Perennial herb, 0.25-0.80 m high; acaulescent, slender. Leaves terete, up to 400 mm long, ± 3 mm wide, often sticky. Flowers: in a divaricate, much-branched raceme, branches alternate; scape not clavate at apex; pedicels erect in fruit, up to 6 mm long; perianth white with darker keel, recurved; Feb.-Apr. Fruit glabrous.
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Perennial, rather slender herb, up to 0.6 m high. Leaves terete. Inflorescence branches alternate. Scape not clavate at apex. Filaments yellow in middle. Flowers white, dark-keeled, with 2 yellow spots near base.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.43 - 0.7
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Environment

Light -
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Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

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Therapeutic use -
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Trachyandra laxa var. laxa world distribution map, present in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77168831-1
WFO ID wfo-0000774299
COL ID 7N3VD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Anthericum buchubergense Anthericum dinteri Anthericum pachyrrhizum Anthericum nigrobracteatum Trachyandra laxa var. laxa