Wahlenbergia polytrichifolia Schltr.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Campanulaceae > Wahlenbergia

Characteristics

Herba perennis tenerrima, e basi ramosa, 5-7 cm. alta; ramis adscendentibus erectisve, foliis setaceo-subulatis, glabris, alternantibus, 1-1.5 cm. longis, tectis; inflorescentia terminali laxe 2-5-flora; pedicellis brevibus; calycis tubo hemisphaerico, glabro, segmentis subulatis,margine sparsim ciliatis erecto-patentibus, glabris, tubo paulolongioribus, 0.3-0.4 cm. longis; corollae tubo subcylindrico, calycis lobis aequilongo, lobis erecto-patentibus lanceolatis subacutis, 0.3 cm. longis; capsula ovoidea, glabra, 3-valvata; stylo filiformi,corollae tubum conspicue excedente, glabro.
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Perennial herb, mat-forming, 0.03-0.12 m high. Leaves linear, crowded. Flowers white or blue, sometimes with darker blue spots in throat, in terminal groups of 2-5 or solitary. Flowering time Jan.-Mar.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.04 - 0.1
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Environment

Light -
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Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
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Cultivation

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

Wahlenbergia polytrichifolia world distribution map, present in Lesotho and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:145890-1
WFO ID wfo-0000819404
COL ID 7G4TX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Wahlenbergia polytrichifolia

Lower taxons

Wahlenbergia polytrichifolia subsp. polytrichifolia Wahlenbergia polytrichifolia subsp. dracomontana