Wahlenbergia kowiensis R.A.Dyer

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Campanulaceae > Wahlenbergia

Characteristics

Herba annua, erecta, e basi parce ramosa, circiter 15 cm. alta; rami dense foliati, inferne pilis albidis reflexis induti. Folia late linearia, acuta, usque ad 1 x 5 cm. longa, circiter 2 mm. lata, serrulata, glabra, demum submembranacea. Inflorescentia crebre cymosa, breviter pedunculata, pauciflora; pedicelli laterales usque ad 1 cm. longi, glabri; bracteolae anguste lanceolatae. Receptaculum cam-panulatum, costatum. Calycis segmenta linearia, acuta, 3-3 x 5 mm. longa. Corollae tubus 3 mm. longus; lobi lanceolati, 3 x 5 mm. longi. Stylus pubescens, 2 x 5-3 mm. longus, stigmate trifido cylindrico crasso 2 mm. longo coronatus.
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Annual, erect herb, 0.1-0.2 m high. Leaves linear, serrulate. Flowers white or pale blue, often in cymes. Stigma: lobes 3. Hypanthium ribbed. Flowering time Oct.-Jan.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.13 - 0.18
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

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

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Wahlenbergia kowiensis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:145800-1
WFO ID wfo-0000819725
COL ID 5BT6Z
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Wahlenbergia kowiensis