Species Nenax acerosa
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There aren’t any identifications of Nenax acerosa.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Nenax:
Gaertner does not explain this name.
Etymology of acerosa:
It is likely from the Latin acus = 'sharp', frequently referring to the leaf, though it could also allude to the Greek acus = 'chaff' or 'full of chaff', referring to the husk of wheat.
Scientific name:
Nenax acerosa Gaertn.
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Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 165, t. 32, f. 7 (1788)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1788
Dioecious shrublet to 40 cm. Leaves decussate, needle-like, 5--12 mm long. Flowers in axillary clusters of 6--12, yellowish. Fruits indehiscent, glabrous or papillate, 3--5.5 2--3.5 mm. July--Nov. Sandy or gravelly flats and slopes, NW, SW (Piketberg to Riversdale).
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Nenax acerosa.
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