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Small Hedgehog Flower

Pycnostachys de-wildemaniana Robyns & Lebrun

Description

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Slender annual herb, 20-60 cm, unbranched or sparingly branched above. Leaves 6-10 × 0.3-0.6 cm, linear, irregularly shallowly dentate, glabrous to sparingly pubescent, densely gland-dotted, tapering to a narrow petiole-like base; apex acute. Inflorescence a dense spike, 1-3 cm. Calyx teeth 5 mm, becoming spiny after flowering. Corolla deep blue, 4-5 mm.
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Pycnostachys de-wildemaniana Robyns & J.-P. Lebrun Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=149680
author
Mark Hyde
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Bart Wursten
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Petra Ballings
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Frequency

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Occasional
license
cc-by-nc
copyright
Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
bibliographic citation
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Pycnostachys de-wildemaniana Robyns & J.-P. Lebrun Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=149680
author
Mark Hyde
author
Bart Wursten
author
Petra Ballings
original
visit source
partner site
Flora of Zimbabwe