Hebenstretia glaucescens
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| Hebenstretia glaucescens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus: | Hebenstretia |
| Species: | H. glaucescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Hebenstretia glaucescens | |
Hebenstretia glaucescens is a species of plant from South Africa. It belongs to the family Scrophulariaceae.
This annual grows 3–15 cm (1.2–5.9 in) tall. It has side branches that grow along the ground without rooting and linear or lance-shaped leaves. The margins are not toothed. Flowers are present between July and September. They grow in short, compact spikes. The fruit has a broad oblong shape. The mericarps may be equal or unequal. If unequal, the upper one is deeply concave on the inner face and the lower one has two deep longitudinal grooves on the inner face.[1]