Wahlenbergia pilosa H.Buek

Species

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Characteristics

Stem herbaceous, much branched from the base; branches ascendent, hispid by white hairs; leaves alternate, lanceolate, or linear-lanceolate, denticulated, hairy or sub-glabrous; flowers panicled; peduncles as long or longer than the calyx; tube of caylx hemispherical, hispid, a little shorter than the linear lobes; corolla infundibuliform, 5-lobed at the apex, 3-times longer than the calyx; capsule spherical, 5-costate, pilose.
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Roughly hairy annual to 15 cm, branching from base. Leaves lanceolate, recurved, margins thickened and slightly toothed. Flowers in paniculate cymes, narrowly bell-shaped, blue, ± 8 mm diam., ovary 5-locular, scabrid.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Environment

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

Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Wahlenbergia pilosa world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:145882-1
WFO ID wfo-0000819413
COL ID 7FSVG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Wahlenbergia pilosa Campanula buekii Campanopsis pilosa Campanula buchii