Galenia pubescens

(Ecklon & Zeyher) Druce

Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 4(suppl. 2): 624. 1917.

IntroducedIllustrated
Basionym: Aizoön pubescens Ecklon & Zeyher E num. Pl. Afric. Austral., 326. 1837
Synonyms: Galenia spathulata Fenzl ex Sonder
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 79. Mentioned on page 78.

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

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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.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Galenia pubescens"
loculicidal +
papillate +
subobtuse +  and obtuse +
Nancy J. Vivrette +
(Ecklon & Zeyher) Druce +
Aizoön pubescens +
scale-like +, triquetrous +, terete +  and flat +
appendaged +, hooded +  and petaloid +
lanceolate-oblong +, oblong +  and linear +
tubular +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +
Calif. +, Africa +  and Australia +
0-100 m +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
not concealed +
campanulate +  and tubular +
indehiscent +, circumscissile +, dehiscence +, septicidal +  and loculicidal +
Disturbed sites +
not crowded +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br />) +
narrowed;obovate-spatulate +
0.2cm;2cm +
apical-axile +
connate +  and distinct +
Flowering Jun. +
2-5-carpellate +
Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles +
ross1994a +
hairlike +
tuberculate +
reniform +, triangular +  and compressed +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +
Introduced +  and Illustrated +
alternating +  and paired +
connate +  and distinct +
much-branched +
gray-green +
mat-forming +  and procumbent +
older +  and younger +
underground +
glabrescent +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (?) +
semiwoody +
adnate +  and free +
connate +  and distinct +
Galenia spathulata +
Galenia pubescens +
species +
scaly +, hairy +  and glabrous +