Aptosimum welwitschii
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| Aptosimum welwitschii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus: | Aptosimum |
| Species: | A. welwitschii |
| Binomial name | |
| Aptosimum welwitschii | |
Aptosimum welwitschii is a species of flowering plant in the family Scrophulariaceae, native to dry regions of Africa, particularly Angola.[1] It is a spiny undershrub characterized by branched, decumbent to ascending stems with spiny growth, and linear-oblanceolate, hairy leaves. The plant features solitary, subsessile flowers and produces capsules containing seeds.[2]