Wahlenbergia capensis (L.) A.Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Campanulaceae > Wahlenbergia

Characteristics

Stem erect, herbaceous, simple or branched, hairy at the base; leaves ovate-lanceolate, or lanceolate, pilose, irregularly toothed; peduncles elongated, 1-flowered,glabrous; tube of calyx ovoid, very hairy; lobes linear-lanceolate, ciliate, one half shorter than the 5-fid spreading corolla; capsule obovoid, hairy.
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Pubescent annual to 50 cm. Leaves oblanceolate-elliptic, sometimes clustered towards base, undulate-toothed. Flowers on elongate peduncles, bowl-shaped, blue with darker centre, ovary 5-locular, densely hairy.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 29
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity light
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Images

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Distribution

Wahlenbergia capensis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:145658-1
WFO ID wfo-0000819587
COL ID 5BT2J
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Campanopsis capensis Petalostima capensis Campanula capensis Roella decurrens Roella decumbens Wahlenbergia capensis var. leiocalycina Wahlenbergia capensis