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Forsskaolea angustifolia

Forsskaolea angustifolia
Photo: Omar hoftun, CC BY-SA 3.0

Forsskaolea angustifolia is a small shrub or perennial herb from the nettle family, native to the dry lowlands of the Canary Islands. It is a wild species rarely grown in gardens, so care advice is limited to drought-tolerant, sun-loving conditions.

Family
Urticaceae (Nettle family)
Grows as
Shrub, Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out fully between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining, sandy or gritty mix.
Temperature
Mild subtropical conditions; protect from frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Canary Is.
Climate
subtropical

About

Forsskaolea angustifolia is a small shrub or perennial herb. The leaves of the plant are alternate, with dentate, prickly margins, and is densely lanate beneath, with stipules present. Its flowers are monoecious. Its inflorescences are axillary, small, and pinkish, and male flowers have one stamen.

Where it grows

It is found in all of the Canary Islands where it is common in the dry areas of the lower zone.

Other Forsskaolea plants

Forsskaolea procridifolia · Desert Nettle · Forsskaolea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Forsskaolea angustifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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