Wahlenbergia psammophila Schltr.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Campanulaceae > Wahlenbergia

Characteristics

Annual, 50-100 mm tall. Leaves alternate, narrowly lanceolate, acute, recurved near apex, margin thickened, minutely dentate, ± rolled inwards ± pubescent with whitish hairs. Flowers shortly pedicellate, ± tubular, deeply cut, ?mauve, ovary 3-locular, style nearly half as long as corolla. Capsule hemispherical, superior part cylindrical.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.1
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 psammophila world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:145894-1
WFO ID wfo-0000819433
COL ID 7FT5Y
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Wahlenbergia psammophila Wahlenbergia psammophila var. longisepala