Melhania virescens explained

Melhania virescens is a plant in the mallow family Malvaceae, native to southern Africa.

Description

Melhania virescens grows as a small shrub 5cm–30cmcm (02inches–10inchescm) tall. The leaves are silver-grey stellate tomentose, shaped oblong elliptic and measure up to 5cm (02inches) long. Inflorescences generally have solitary flowers, occasionally two-flowered. The flowers feature yellow petals.

Distribution and habitat

Melhania virescens is native to Botswana, Namibia and South Africa (Cape Provinces, Northern Provinces). Its habitat is in limy soils.

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