Difference between revisions of "Galenia pubescens"
Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 4(suppl. 2): 624. 1917.
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Latest revision as of 22:56, 5 November 2020
Stems procumbent, mat-forming, gray-green, much-branched, 2.5–15 dm; younger stems with sparse, closely appressed scales, 0.5 mm; older stems glabrescent. Leaves not crowded; blade gray-green, folded, midvein visible abaxially, broadly obovate-spatulate on main shoots, 0.5–2.2 × 0.2–2 cm, narrowed at base, apex obtuse or subobtuse, papillate. Flowers not concealed by leaves, mostly on main stem; calyx lobes white to pink adaxially, linear, 2.5 × 1 mm, hairy abaxially; anthers deep pink; styles 5. Capsules conspicuous, persistent with leaf bases, 2.5–3 × 1 mm. Seeds 5.
Phenology: Flowering Jun.
Habitat: Disturbed sites
Elevation: 0-100 m
Distribution
Introduced; Calif., Africa, Australia.
Discussion
Introduced from southern Africa, Galenia pubescens was first collected in the flora area in 1992 by John Ekhoff in California.