Wahlenbergia minuta Brehmer

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Campanulaceae > Wahlenbergia

Characteristics

Caulis erectus, a basi subramosus, superne pauce ramosus, pilosus, circ. 3 cm longus. Folia alterna, sessilia, solitaria, late lanceolata, apice dilatata subacuta, aculeos non gerentia, subfalcata, duplicativa, margine incrassata, dentibus singulis validis ornata, pilosa, circ. 7-9 mm longa, 1 1/2-2 mm lata. Flores breviter pedicellati, pedicellis 5-7 mm longis; ovarium 3-loculare, sphaericum, pilosissimum, fere 3 mm crassum; calycis laciniae anguste lanceolatae, fere lineares, apice acutae, aculeos non gerentes, subpilosae, margine subincrassatae, dentibus exiguis ornatae, cr. 1-1 1/2 mm Iatae; corolla tubulosa, exigua, cr. 3 mm longa, fere ad dimidium laciniata, laciniis fere item longis ac latis, subacutatis, cr. 1-1 1/4 mm longis; filamenti basis late dilatata, subrotunda, fere item longa aclata; antherae rectae, elongatae; stilus robustus, apice valde incrassatus, corollae fere dimidium longitudine adaequans; stigmatis lobi 3, breves, crassi, apice obtusi, subinvoluti. Capsula 3-locularis, sphaerica, pilosissima, pilis relrofiexis dense obsita, cr. 3 mm crassa, parte superiore late conica, subacuta, calycis laciniis fere dimidium longitudine adaequante.
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Dwarf, basally branched, pilose annual, up to 30 mm tall. Leaves alternate, scattered, lanceolate, swollen towards subacute apex, margin thickened, toothed. Flowers shortly pedicellate, subcampanulate, deeply cut, ?colour, ovary 3-locular, style thickened above. Capsule spherical, pilose with reflexed hairs. ?Flowering time.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.03
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Environment

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Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity light
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Distribution

Wahlenbergia minuta world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:145838-1
WFO ID wfo-0000819753
COL ID 5BT8H
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Wahlenbergia minuta