Hebenstretia hamulosa
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| Hebenstretia hamulosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus: | Hebenstretia |
| Species: | H. hamulosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Hebenstretia hamulosa E.Mey. | |
Hebenstretia hamulosa is a species of plant from South Africa. It belongs to the figwort family.
This erect annual grows 5–15 cm (2.0–5.9 in) tall. It has many hairy branches growing from the base. The hairs are coarse and curve backwards. The leaves are linear with margins that range from being entire to being obscurely toothed. White flowers are found in spikes between August and October. The calyx is hairy and the hook-shaped bracts curved downwards. The two mericarps making up the fruit are of equal size. They are both round in cross-section.[1]