Forsskaolea
Sign in to saveForsskaolea is a small genus of 7 species of perennial herbs in the nettle family with non-stinging hairs and dot-like concretions of mineral matter on their green parts. The genus was named in honor of Swedish botanist Peter Forsskål.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderRosales
- FamilyUrticaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf States
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Urticaceae
- Image
- Forsskaolea angustifolia kz1.JPG
Show 2 more facts
- P105
- genus
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
5 sectionsContents
- Description
- Distribution
- Species
- References
- External links
Forsskaolea is a small genus of 7 species of perennial herbs in the nettle family with non-stinging hairs and dot-like concretions of mineral matter on their green parts. The genus was named in honor of Swedish botanist Peter Forsskål.
==Description== Leaves: The leaves have three ribs, are alternate, scalloped and with toothlike projections along the edges. Flowers: Budding flowers are flat-topped clusters and bisexual and from the base stem, enclosed in bell shaped, densely hairy, rings of 3-6 bracts. Flowers are minute and unisexual with the female surrounded by a ring of male flowers. Male flowers have 3-5 lobed calyx and the females have none. Solitary stamen, upright wooly ovaries with no style. Seeds: Achenes oval to elliptical, flattened, densely hairy and enveloped in wooly bracts.