Wellstedia dinteri Pilg.

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Wellstedia

Characteristics

Procumbent, greyish, dwarf shrub, ± 100-150 mm tall. Leaves narrowly obovate to spathulate, remains of old bases becoming spine-like, densely pubescent with fine bristles. Flowers single or in scorpioid cymes, 4-merous, corolla densely hairy outside, pink or white. Capsule hairy.
Life form -
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.15
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 7-8
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Wellstedia dinteri world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:121513-1
WFO ID wfo-0001215503
COL ID 5BX27
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Wellstedia dinteri

Lower taxons

Wellstedia dinteri subsp. gracilior