Wahlenbergia thunbergii (Schult.) B.Nord.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Campanulaceae > Wahlenbergia

Characteristics

Shrublet, sprawling or prostrate, 0.1-0.5 m high. Leaves recurved, linear-lanceolate, margins slightly revolute. Flowers white or blue with darker reverse, solitary in upper axils. Flowering time Sept.-May.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-8
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Wahlenbergia thunbergii world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:50425874-2
WFO ID wfo-0000820274
COL ID 5BTDG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Lightfootia buekii Lightfootia thymifolia Lightfootia mucronulata Campanula thunbergii Lightfootia uitenhagensis Lightfootia pubescens Roella thunbergii Wahlenbergia uitenhagensis Wahlenbergia thunbergii Lightfootia intermedia Lightfootia divaricata Lightfootia ciliata Lightfootia laricina Wahlenbergia uitenhagensis var. filifolia Wahlenbergia thunbergii var. filifolia Wahlenbergia thunbergii var. debilis Lightfootia ciliata var. debilis Lightfootia ciliata var. major Lightfootia ciliata var. pubescens Lightfootia divaricata var. filifolia Lightfootia divaricata var. debilis

Lower taxons

Wahlenbergia thunbergii var. thunbergii