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Wahlenbergia rivularis Diels

Species

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Characteristics

Perennial, erect herb, 0.4-0.7 m high. Leaves many, elliptic to lanceolate, apex obtuse to acute, margins flat, sparsely hairy. Flowers: in a lax inflorescence, pedicellate; corolla with distinct tube, blue to mauve to almost white; Jan.-Mar.
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Leaves ovate to narrowly ovate, up to 40 x 20 mm, apex obtuse to acute. Corolla ± 20 x 15 mm. Flowers cream or pale yellow, outer surface of corolla with mauve median line.
Perennial herb, 0.4-0.7 m high. Leaves elliptic to lanceolate, sparsely hairy. Flowers blue to mauve to almost white, in a lax inflorescence. Flowering time Aug., Sept.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.7
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Environment

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Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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

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Distribution

Wahlenbergia rivularis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:145917-1
WFO ID wfo-0000819435
COL ID 7FSTR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Wahlenbergia tysonii Wahlenbergia rivularis Wahlenbergia rivularis var. oblonga
WorldFloraDB 2024