Wahlenbergia oocarpa Sond.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Campanulaceae > Wahlenbergia

Characteristics

Stems erect, subpilose; branches filiform, paniculated; leaves alternate, erect, linear, narrow, entire or indistinctly denticulate, glabrous or subpilose; panicle dichotomous; pedicels erect-spreading, capillary, 3-4 times longer than the bractea; calyx tube oval, glabrous; lobes subulate, twice shorter than the tube; corolla tubulose, 5-lobed at the apex, 2-3 times longer than the calyx; capsule ovoid, terete.
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Annual herb, slender, erect, 0.1-0.15 m high. Leaves alternate or opposite below, linear, flat, entire or distinctly denticulate. Flowers small, in dichotomous panicles. Flowering time Sept.-Dec.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.15
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 oocarpa world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:145858-1
WFO ID wfo-0000819749
COL ID 5BT98
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Wahlenbergia oocarpa Campanopsis oocarpa