Biology:Aizoon pubescens
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Genus: | Aizoon |
| Species: | A. pubescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Aizoon pubescens Eckl. & Zeyh. (1837)
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Aizoon pubescens (Galenia or Coastal Galenia) is a low-growing perennial herb in the family Aizoaceae.[2][3] It is native to South Africa (Cape Provinces, Free State, and Northern Provinces) and naturalised elsewhere.[1][2]
Description
The species is prostrate or decumbent, with ovate to spatulate leaves which are covered with hairs when young.[2] The flowers are white with a slight pink tinge, and yellow with age.[2] They are followed by capsules which contain shiny, black seeds, about 1 mm in length.[2]
Naturalisation
In Australia, the species is naturalised in Western Australia, South Australia, the Northern Territory, Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales.[4] In New South Wales, under the Noxious Weeds Act 1993, it is regarded as a noxious weed in the Liverpool Plains and Tamworth regions.[2]
The species is disliked by some beekeepers. Although it produces nectar profusely and bees like it, the nectar makes honey taste slightly bitter.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Aizoon pubescens Eckl. & Zeyh. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Galenia pubescens". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Galenia~pubescens. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
- ↑ "Galenia pubescens". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/2801.
- ↑ "Galenia pubscens". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=GALENIA+PUBESCENS. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
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