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Galenia pubescens Risk Assessment

Synonyms: Aizoon pubescens, Galenia spathulata

Common names: coastal Galenia, Galenia, blanket weed, carpet weed, green Galenia

Galenia pubescens

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Nomenclature
Synonyms: 
Aizoon pubescens
Galenia spathulata
Common Name(s): 
Coastal Galenia
Galenia
Blanket Weed
Carpet Weed
Is this plant a cultivar?: 
No
Name of Variety, or Name of Cultivar: 

No recognized subspecies. Infrataxa varieties are var. cerosa, var. fourcadei, var. lignosa, var. pallens, and var. pubescens.

Characteristics
Life History: 
Perennial
Growth Form: 
succulent
General Description

A procumbent, mat-forming, gray-green, much-branched perennial to 1+ meters wide. Young stems show sparse, closely appressed scales. Leaves semi-succulent, spaced, gray-green, folded, with midvein visible abaxially, broadly obovate to spatulate, .5-2.2 x .2-2 cm, narrow at base, obtuse or subobtuse at apex, papillate. Flowers visible, mostly on main stem, calyx lobes white to pink adaxially, linear, 2.5 x 1 mm, hairy abaxially; anthers deep pink; styles 5. Capsules conspicuous, persistent with leaf bases, 2.5-3 x 1 mm. Seeds 5.

Native Range

South Africa

Ornamental History
Not known to be in the horticultural trade in California. Elsewhere in the world it is not known as a horticultural plant.
Web Resources
GBIF Species Page
Tropicos Species Page
USDA Plants Database page
The Plant List page
US National Germplasm Database
Additional Website(s): 

Bibliography

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Evaluations for this Plant

Evaluation Date Organization PRE Score Questions Answered
Galenia pubescens -- California September 2, 2023 2023-2024 Western IPM Project, California Invasive Plant Council (Cal-IPC) 20 20