OXYGONUM DREGEANUM
Author:
Carl Daniel Friedrich Meisner, 1840
Family:
POLYGONACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Linnaea 14: 487 (1841)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
3 Centimetres
Height:
30 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Oxygonum zeyheri, Sond.
Oxygonum dregeanum subsp. canescens, Germish.
Oxygonum dregeanum var. dissectum, Germish.
Oxygonum dregeanum subsp. lanceolatum, Germish.
Oxygonum dregeanum var. linearifolium, Germish.
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Oxygonum dregeanum var. lobophyllum, Germish.
Oxygonum dregeanum var. pilosum, Germish.
Oxygonum dregeanum subsp. streyi, Germish.
Oxygonum dregeanum subsp. strictum, Paiva & S.Ortiz.
Oxygonum dregeanum subsp. swazicum, Germish.
This member of the Polygonaceae family was given this name by Carl Daniel Friedrich Meisner in 1840. It is found in the southern part of Africa, growing in sand with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow up to three centimetres in diameter, the whole plant up to 30 centimetres in height. The flowers are white.
The genera name means 'sharp-angled'. The species name is named after Johann Franz Drège, a 19th century German-born botanical collector and horticulturist.
Flower
White
Soil
Sand
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
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