Grielum sinuatum
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11 Jul 2018
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11 Jul 2018
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Flower and leaves
11 Jul 2018
| Family: | Neuradaceae |
| Full name: | Grielum sinuatum Licht. ex Burch. |
| ID status: | Fairly certain |
| Afrikaans common name(s): | Wolsnotblom |
| English common name(s): | Wooly snotblom |
| Synonym(s): | Grielum marlothii Engl. Grielum obtusifolium E.Mey. ex Harv. |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: | Stems and whole plant densely covered with white wool. Leaves pinnatifid, pinnati-sections 5-6, linear-oblong. short and very obtuse, the lowest sometimes 1-2- lobulate. Calyx-segments broadly deltoid, very short, obtuse or subacute, densely and persistently woolly. Very near G. humifusum, but much more woolly, with smaller, less divided leaves, and much shorter and broader calyx-lobes. Flowers nearly as in G. humifusum. (from JSTOR Global Plants website / Flora Capensis) A prostrate annual herb. Leaves are lobed, divided into broad segments and simple. They are very soft, covered in fine, white wool. Stems radiate from a single taproot, they are pale green and slightly pinkish. Flowers are pale lemon yellow, the 5 petals form a cup shape. The flower is single and carried on a long pedicel. The calyx is woolly - covered in fine, white hairs. The fruit is very distinctive, it forms a disc with the calyx forming five joined wings. These are pale green with a pinkish tinge, obvious veining and are also woolly. (from NamibRand herbarium, http://www.namibrand.com/NRNR_Herbarium/herbs.htm) |
| Link(s) |
African Plant Database
JSTOR Plant Science Kew Herbarium Catalogue BGBM Berlin-Dahlem - Virtual Herbarium Züricher Herbarien iNaturalist (Namibia / Alex Dreyer) iNaturalist (Namibia) iNaturalist (southern Africa) Flora of Zimbabwe Fleurs de notre Terre - Galerie Namibie Tree Atlas of Namibia |
| Content last updated: | 18 Apr 2024 |
