Lobostemon glaber
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| Lobostemon glaber | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Lobostemon |
| Species: | L. glaber |
| Binomial name | |
| Lobostemon glaber (Vahl) H.Buek | |
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Lobostemon glaber, the renoster healthbush, is a species of plant from South Africa. It is in the forget-me not family.
This shrub grows 30–60 cm (12–24 in) tall.[2][3] It has both woody and herbaceous branches. The herbaceous branches and the stemless lance-like leaves are hairy.[3] The hairs are not of uniform length. They may be either of two size classes or fall along a continuous spectrum of lengths.[3]
White or pale pink funnel-shaped flowers are present between August and November.[2] They are borne in cymes. The buds are loosely arranged to form a globose unit or are arranged in two distinct parallel rows, spreading greatly in fruiting stage.[3] The anterior petals are longer and have larger lobes than the rest. They are not hairy.[3] The staminal scales are triangular with lateral lobes.[2] They are inserted below the throat of the corolla tube, 3.8–4.5 mm (0.15–0.18 in) above the base of the corolla tube.[3]
It may be confused with Lobostemon trichotomus, but the hairs on the mericarpids (nutlets) of Lobostemon glaber are diagnostic.[3]